The Search

Ever notice that when you're looking for information you have the empty, I can't believe it's done feeling when you find it?  I found that when I go on a rampage looking for something on the internet I'm sad when the first link turns up something useful.  I find it much more entertaining to have to tweak the search, trying to reword it in a way that will get exactly what I need.

The search for knowledge is not an actual destination, it's more of a wondering path through a woods or what can be happy place for some.  Granted, not everybody enjoys searching the internet with whichever method you want to search.  For some, finding information on the internet can be like a writer with writers block.  They get the "where do I start" line running over and over in there head until one of two things happen, they give up or they just start.  Once you break through and start you tend to look back and say to yourself that wasn't that bad, until you have to search again.

Hmmmm

Still figuring out what this blog should be about, so on a random whim I'm going to go with writing about a random subject.  I would like to say daily, but time is precious and I will attempt to update as often as possible.

Today's random subject:  Is the Magic 8 Ball always right?

When I asked it today it replied, It is certain.  The thing is pretty confident in itself.  Unless of course, it is always right, then it would be right today, right?  Asking somebody if they are right or wrong will usually bring you an instant "I'm right" regardless of whether they ware right or wrong usually.  So, is the Magic 8 Ball showing signs of actual life, or is it pure dumb luck.

If the Magic 8 Ball is always right why don't people who trade stocks use it?   Or, why doesn't the government use it predict the direction of the country?  Wouldn't that just make life easy, or in other words, boring.  Perhaps the government is well aware of its power and has a clever campaign to disguise the fact that the Magic 8 Ball is all knowing.  Or perhaps knowing the answer isn't nearly as fun as guessing the answer and having the chance of being wrong?  Life is a gamble after all, why play it safe?