Some (More) Stating of the Obvious

Hello there, my very small handful of readers! I'm sorry I haven't been posting very much, but you can't say I didn't warn you. Well, you're reading this, than it means that you're looking this little weblog, so I shouldn't be stewing to myself. Sorry. At any rate, I just wanted to bring up something that occurred to me--namely, our dependance on specified introductions upon meeting someone that we've never met before. Not that this is a bad thing. In fact, you could say that these expectations and commonly accepted guidelines are the "glue" of our society, because the provide some common ground between people who might have totally different background. Still, isn't it a bit funny that in a large percentage of people in the world will give you an odd look if you don't ask them their name upon meeting? Not that this would even be a problem in most of encounters--it's so deeply engrained in our cultural base that it would leave a gap in the introductory conversation. We expect this formality, so we put it in. Just a little something to think about--do that during whatever time you have, if you so desire. By the way, I'm back in town and have a shadow firmly on the ground, whether you can see it or not. So I'll be writing more now, and I might put in the occasional project or photo of a project.