I wrote this blog a few weeks ago and planned on posting it while I was away on vacation. But, after reading Don's blog yesterday, I thought it would be a perfect follow-up.

Einstein used the phrase, "spooky things at a distance", to describe the randomness of quantum mechanics, specifically when one particle instantaneously reacts to the effect of an observation of another particle very far away from it.   He rejected that notion as it ran counter to his theory of special relativity.  As he said, "God does not play dice."   Anyway, I like the phrase, "spooky action at a distance."

In a couple of months, barring what happens with our government, Twitter will go public. For you investors out there it's the biggest IPO since Facebook. For us in social media, we get to look at Twitter "under the hood." To see how they really make money and other fun facts.  

I have become a snap shot artist with the advent of my iPhone 5 which has a far better camera than my old Blackberry.   I fancy myself not so much an artist as a shutter bug. Someone who seizes the advantage of having the instant ability to see a picture in my mind's eye and take it "in the moment". A perfect everyday example is above.   What's more, with Facebook I have the ability to instantaneously broadcast it to my world and then view "Likes" and approving comments. It doesn't get much better than that!  

I like the Fall. I like the change of weather from summer to the cooler nights, and, ultimately, the cool days of Fall.   But the best thing about Fall is the color. There is nothing better than the natural beauty of the leaves changing. This looks like a good year for the colors of foliage. We were up in the Berkshires last weekend and the leaves are turning and the wonderful palette abounds.  

Here is a test for everyone.  The condemnation of the federal government right now is pretty universal throughout the country.  Nitwits, tools, terrorists, arsonists, cowards, bullies are only the types of names that are fit for print here in our family-friendly blog.  There are much worse being distributed in other venues.    

As I am writing this blog and readying for sleep, the news is reporting that when I wake up in the morning whole segments of the government will be shut down. One estimate I read placed potential layoffs at close to 800,000. All sorts of federal programs and agencies will need to curtail their operations, although it seems the major services, like mail, will continue. Don’t think about getting a federal loan though until the government is back up and operating. For context, the last time the government shutdown was in 1995 and it lasted for 21 days.

The blog Don posted yesterday truly intrigued me. If you haven’t read it, go back and read it. One of the themes in his blog was how the passage of time affects whom our heroes are.