I have been working on the rss feeds-the 7th and 8th things-on the path to my MP3 player. I find them ummm....uninspiring, well actually, that is too neutral a word. Really, its not the fault of the rss feeds. Here's the thing; I am easily overwhelmed by information, too much information is physically sickening. And how much is too much? Merely the knowledge that all that info is out there is too much. Is this a malady of the old or just the tired or perhaps the overly sensitive? It matters not, here I am, now in the possession of the information that there is even more information out there than I'd previoulsy thought; all sorts of news and blogs and reviews and information. I think that for me, a need has to be in place, the information has to be nessesary before I care to know about it. Information and technology are tools for me and I have to require/desire the tool before exploring it. But for me, not having any "favorite websites," maybe kcls.org... I don't need to organize my favorites for more efficient/effective/harmonious access, so the tool has come before the need and I find it less than rewarding. I did choose some feeds and fed them to my feed collector, but its all just feed not currently food. I do see how it could be helpful, and when I need it I'll check back into rss. For now I am respectfully overlooking them.
What a relief.
Now I will cleanse my palate with an image.
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