I have a bunch of chums that I hang out with all the time–seriously, it’s pretty much all the time.  These chums are non-interneters.  Except for checking for e-mails about the church volunteer schedule, shopping at Mario Badescu, and watching Secrets From A Stylist, these chums stay off line and off all modes of E at all times.  [Clearly, E stands for electronic in this setting.]

I, on the other hand, weave E threads into my life consistently, regularly, and usually through my phone.  Whenever I hang out with my chums [all the time], it’s also my job to photograph all the activities.  I happily snap away and then upload to my computer, edit the photos, and then show them off to my chums so they can say how cute they all look having fun together.  No body ever sees these pictures because my chums are off-line and what’s the point?   It’s a little bit like we live in the 90’s again [early 90’s] and it’s great.

But whilst at the local zoo on Monday [Independence Day], my chummiest chum, stole the camera and snapped this while I was indeed looking at some big cats.  I am thinking about this photo becoming my new super hero theme song, except that it’s actually not music.  Oh, well.  E-vent documented.  After taking in the heat and the sights, we did watch fireworks from downtown St. Paul, complete with flag-colored cupcakes and more beautiful friends.  I’m still talking about it and documented it because, well, it was special and important in some intangible, non-electronic way.

Como Zoo, St. Paul, Minnesota, USA
photo by C.
(c) 2011