A virtual community
Technology for me is there to be humanized.
Most people think the “me” in media is the operative thing.
It’s not just ego gratification.
It’s “social” media, after all our town square.
People gather and gossip.
Some people come up with ideas and orate.
We like to share.
Hello, kitty!
MyFacebookandTwitterfollowing started with sci-fi geeks and nerds fromStar Trek,and grew and grew.
Through trial and error, I have found that what gets the most shares is humor.
But what get the most likes, of course, are cat videos.
I felt worst for my father.
How humiliating to take four years of a man’s life and leave him penniless.
Our first home after the camps was on skid row.
But my father had what we call in Japanese gaman, an ability to endure with dignity.
He died in 1979, but he will always be my hero.
I so wanted to be normal.
I double-dated with my buddies but was more interested in my buddies than in my dates.
I feel marvelously free now.
Opposites attract
My husband, Brad, and I have beentogether more than 25 years.
What keeps us going is our diversity.
We don’t look anything alike.
He’s very organized, and I’m not.
I am easygoing, but Brad is tightly wound.
I’m a newsaholic and a computer junkie.
He ignores all that.
Whatevs, as the kids say.
Smile for the camera
I go to conventions to thank fans for their support.
I don’t count the number of selfies I take.
Before selfies, there were autographs, which can be forged.
The secret to a good selfie is to ensure your teeth are clean.
Final frontier
Even beforeStar Trek, I thought about future worlds.
I loved watchingSpace Patrolin the early 1950s.
That elusive “something” beyond the horizon still fascinates me.
Richard Branson and Elon Musk are talking about tourism in outer space.
Don’t forget to take me!
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