It's been a while....

We haven't posted in almost a month, we are working on getting some respite care for ourselves, and more social engagement for our son Connal, If you have read these posts you will know he is what they call multiply impaired. And we feel it's important for him to be comfortable in other environments besides home. We certainly will not be around forever. And although we were told when he was a wee tot that he probably wouldn't live a very long life, he has fooled everyone and become a very hearty and healthy young man. So we have been busy, and had no time for posting on the blog. You'll forgive us I'm sure. At any rate, they say that time and tide wait for no man. Which is a true enough sentiment. As they used to say in newsreel footage from the old black and white cinema days, TIME MARCHES ON. And it certainly does, doesn't it? As we get older it seems that the world moves faster every day. Just as we learn to use the new technology, or a new cellphone, or computer, or gaming system. They come out with another one, that's faster, more colorful, and more user friendly. Unfortunately we are still using the Human 1.0 operating system. Although technology has moved along at a furious pace, humans have not. We still kill each other on a whim, we still fight wars over misinformation and innuendo. We can even send unmanned drones over to do the dirty work, thereby relieving ourselves of the immediacy and horror of killing. Psychiatrists have dissected the human psyche, into ego's and id's and any myriad of motivations and stimulus responses. Philosophers have tried to look at the soul of humankind (if there is such a thing) for centuries. Trying to separate good and evil through the sieve of the unconscious mind. We have tried to improve ourselves through eugenics, (see Nazi Germany to understand how that turned out.) And Transcendental Meditation. Through Religion and Drugs. And it seems that we are still Human 1.0. Some of us here at The Crazy believe that education, and the quest for knowledge is the key to bettering the Human machine. Some of us believe that it's hopeless and we will eventually destroy ourselves. This writer believes that someday we will leave this planet and explore the stars. And that is where the key to the future lies, in the quest for understanding the universe. Some of us feel that someday, someone, perhaps a philosopher, or a scientist, or even heaven forbid a psychiatrist, will find the key that unlocks the door to Human 2.0 or at least Human Beta test 1.5. We can only hope. Just a quick note to get a little philosophical thinking off our chests. Whatever you do, do it well. And as a great musical philosopher once said. "Enjoy every sandwich." That's about it, ciao for now.