Google Earth

Upon first downloading GE, I had no idea what I was about to embark upon. Then, as the screen slowly panned over my home, I realized what was going on. Over the past few years I have become obsessive about information people can find out about me online. A few years back, I spent about $60.00 at a People Finder website just to see an aerial pic of my home...just so I could see what others see. I'm glad that the websites are not updated daily, it would scare me to death. What if they took a pic of me doing something silly in my front yard? Daily? That would just be ridiculous. The whole idea of GE nauseates me. Is there nothing private in our lives anymore? Do other people really need to be able to get an aerial pic of my home? For what? Where I live is my business, and my business only. It scares me to think that my son could be outside when the picture is being taken, although thankfully the quality is not that good. I'm going to include the pics GE has of my home in this blog....after all everyone can see it anyhow.

I even found my job....however the pic is over 3 years old as we have moved to a new location, just down the road. In the picture, you can see that the new location is still being worked on. The old location is at the top, the new is below it. I think I can even see my car in the parking lot!

President Bush thinks that email is too insecure but GE isn't? Now that, truly scares me, coming from our "commander in cheif" Please excuse me while I get sick.

College life?

This is my SIXTH year of college. That's right, 6! No, I did not take time off, I have been going continually for 6 years. I didn't change my major either. Here it the thing, it seems to me that each and every time I think it's time to graduate, a new "required" course appears. A required course like "Exploring the Internet" that in the end will have cost me about $2,000 just to take. As if the other $35,000 was for nothing? I am going broke before I even embark on a career. What is it that we are really paying for? I don't think I'm all that much smarter after going to college all these years. I think that life experience has taught me much more. I know more now than I did back when I graduated high school, but I think that is mainly because of life, not college. College didn't teach me how to be a mother, how to cook, how to take care of a household, balance finances, be assertive when I have to be, how to buy a car, how to change a flat tire, how to be firm but not rude, how to be a decent person, the list goes on and on. To me, the things I just listed are more important that the "book smart" things I have learned in college, for a much lesser price. Furthermore, the best part of this whole thing? My career is MOTHERHOOD, until my son is in school, I'm a mom full time. So, what did I waste all that money for? A piece of paper on the wall? Well, at least I can say I'm EDUCATED.