Random thoughts
More stream of conscious
There is something serendipitous about them more so than random
If you understand the adjacent possible, and listen, or really pay attention
The items that come along are not so much random, random indicates haphazard
But adjacent items become possible when paying attention
Kinda goes back to my “bingo theory”
Folks recognize the game of bingo, mostly seen these days as fund raisers
You buy a card or two, use a stamper or marker of some sort
And when the caller, announcer reads out the ball from the drum
B22, C4, D13
You see if it is on your card and mark it joyfully if it is
When you get a row, horizontal, diagonal, vertical, you get a prize for bingo
I started putting together that navigating daily life as a life long learner could be described that way
I found that if i heard about something, ok, that’s nice
And then sometime again, oh, I did hear that before
And perhaps either that day or very soon there after
Hear it again, well then there must be something there
And when you follow that thread, lead, you open up a door to other
Possibilities, they now are adjacent to where you are
In the realm of possible, that wasn't before
A multidimensional chess game, with complex moves,
or so lost, you can't get there from here
The road maybe straight or winding, but it is purposeful
When you follow the triggers, follow the bingos as they occur
Multiple conversations recorded or otherwise over a period
All serve to have more info available for this conversation
The possibilities are adjacent, which ones will you explore
The interview with 2 psychologists was planned
As we were preparing before starting to record
Reviewing the process, what we’re about, small talk reveals
It is a small world after all
Draws back upon one of my internet buddies favorite sayings
“You’re only a stranger until you start talking”
Once you do, you tend to find out how much you do have in common
Moving about this world, in each our own circles of life
Without knowing of the other, until
Finding low tech or no tech solutions to problems
Especially when created by high-tech
The link shared with the reminder for today,
where poetry can break the guardrails built into an
Artificial intelligence, like chatGPT
yes, poetry. I love that and yet am concerned about it
How about using older fishing nets to create a safe zone against drones?
Apparently a new thing that is reusing old fishing nets in Ukraine to provide
Safe passageways from the drone attacks
A newish nonprofit foundation created to fund efforts
Time away from screens. Org or TAFS.org/
To help youth (and adults, we are equally at risk) of too much screen time
With the access or instigating to walk a labyrinth
The benefits of walking meaningfully, exercise is accepted
Less so perhaps, the mental health aspects
So I am looking for more things like that
Looking to expand upon what is adjacent and hence possible
