When someone asks me what I do in my free time, I always have a hard time finding an immediate answer. The reason, I realized, is that the answer is always changing--or evolving. In my younger days, I'd do things like play computer games, play guitar or play around with Linux. Go back even further, and you'd find me watching cartoons and reading comic books. Of course, every kid does those things though.
Ever since the Internet became mainstream around 1995, I'd have some topic to research on the web. Whatever grabs my interest at the time, I would obsess upon. Subjects have ranged from computer technology, politics, health, firearms, video games, finance, small business and snowboarding gear to name a few. Like that time not too long ago that I clicked high and low in search of the best videography howto site. Or when I spent way too much time filling my Blockbuster Online DVD queue. It should now take roughly four years to get through my movie list. I'm sure that many others can relate. The Internet is boundless.
Lately, I've been reading up on baby stuff. Besides searching the web for "safe" baby toys, I've been reading a few recommended books on raising a "smart" kid. They have nothing to do with quizzing your kids and having them memorize tons of facts. Parents employing the methods in these books will appear to be loving and nurturing parents, rather than mean school teachers. (Not that all school teachers are mean or anything.) One of them focuses on health issues. The other two are about reading to your children. I'll probably write a blog entry about these books when I finish the one I'm currently reading.
By the way, I still use Linux and like to keep up with the latest versions. After all, Linux is about freedom of choice as well as technology. And I think about playing video games occasionally. However, as I evolve, my priorities also evolve. It's a natural thing. Trying to find a balance is the key.
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