I nearly forgot

There is quite a bit here in the house that has not changed or moved or nothing for years. I was just standing in the kitchen and found myself idling through received greeting cards, To Do lists in Kim's handwriting, packs of chewing gum I'll never use, stuff, more stuff. Here was a page I printed for me and for Kim, that she kept with other papers and things here in the kitchen. I'd nearly forgotten about it. Don't recall where I found this -- Wikipedia or something...

Friendship is a term used to denote co-operative and supportive behavior between two or more people. The term connotes a relationship that involves mutual knowledge, esteem, and affection along with a degree of rendering service to friends in times of need or crisis. Friends will welcome each other's company and exhibit loyalty towards each other, often to the point of altruism. Their tastes will usually be similar and may converge, and they will share enjoyable activities. They will also engage in mutually helping behavior, such as exchange of advice and the sharing of hardship. A friend is someone who may often demonstrate reciprocating and reflective behaviors. Yet for many, friendship is nothing more than the trust that someone or something will not harm them. Value that is found in friendships is often the result of a friend demonstrating on a consistent basis:

• the tendency to desire what is best for the other,
• sympathy and empathy,
• honesty, perhaps in situations where it may be difficult for others to speak the truth, especially in terms of pointing out the perceived faults of one's counterpart,
• mutual understanding and appreciation.

I'm sure I found it through Google but I don't recall where it came from. Google is deluting computing definitions and also cultural definitions and also also my memory skills. When I "Google it" I regard wisdom and advice like output from a cafeteria dispenser. It occurred to me this morning that I now often use Google in much the same way the bridge staff on the starships USS Enterprise used the ship computer. "Computer, what is the mean air speed of a fully-laden African swallow?" The thought I had this morning transformed the dialogs of the Star Trek TV shows into "Google, what is the mean air speed of a fully-laden African swallow?"

"Google, tea, Earl Grey, hot."


"Google, can we go home now?"