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A realization came to me the other day as I meandered along the shore of Washington's Hood Canal: I miss not knowing things.

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I miss wondering how something works, what a certain animal does and why. I miss the curiosity inspired by the history of a person, place, or thing. It doesn't live in me like it used to. I no longer piece together my own observations and knowledge to ponder an answer, nor turn to another person and ask, "what do you think?" Instead I reach for the digital Encyclopedia of Answers and gaze dully into the crystal rectangle until I find my two-dimensional, effortless answer.

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If I'm lucky enough to get that far. More than 75% of the time I look to the slim brick of unlimited knowledge and disputable facts it distracts me with abstract versions of the very human connections it steals from me, and in less than 5 seconds I have already forgotten what it was that I wanted to know. Not only has the device crippled my skills for critical thinking and imagination, it has severely shortened the lifespan of my very thoughts.

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I loathe this device, this resource, this tool, yet I have taught myself to believe I cannot function without it. Must I surrender to this blunting of my brain? Is this addiction now a way of life?


This is my entry for the #monomad challenge, held daily in the Black and White Community.
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Yeehaw, partner, your blog post is like a wild mustang running free! Don't let that digital Encyclopedia of Answers dim your bright cowboy spirit. Embrace the wonder of not knowing and let your curiosity roam like a lone ranger on the open range. Keep shining like a lone star in the night sky, cowboy!

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Thanks, @cowboy.curator! I shall continue to wander and wonder with my long little dogie!

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Happy trails, partner! Your adventurous spirit shines bright in this here community. Keep wranglin' those words and mosey on with your long little dogie by your side!

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I can see its claws very clearly and it looks very dashing😍

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Yes!!! (I love reading your thoughts, so many times they just speak right at some of mine, a beautiful connection:))

I am missing these "wondering how something works" too!

As with asking for directions. Meanwhile some people almost seem to get scared when I ask them something (directions) in the streets, I also do come a cross (mostly old people though) that ask me where I need to go, when I try to find the way by myself. But some of their directions are also terribly wrong, which I discover when I can help but double check😁

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OMG asking for directions! It's almost taboo, now. Use your phone, you weirdo! I like asking for directions. Especially in other countries when I don't understand the language and they say like three words to me in English REALLY LOUD in case I'm also deaf. 🤣

I envy your sewing. I got really into it for a bit, it's so focused and meditative and full of learning and mistakes. But my machine is the kind of vintage that is just vintage, not functional. I didn't use patterns when it worked, though, just my curious brain.

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😂

You could try by hand? (I mean it takes forever, and a lot of patience, but can be even more meditative) I must admit I haven't touched much sewing lately. Sometimes I wonder if it is just one "meditative" practice at the time for different times in life. Right now I feel very connected with cycling instead of sewing.

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Stitching your life experiences into the roads that take you to them...

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