I just got the news yesterday that I won some awards for my writing!

I’m so pleased.

On of said awards is for “Humor and Satire”. I think that little piece is worth passing on, so stay tuned for installments of some funny stuff I have written.

Looks like things are posting okay now. I’m a newbie, it’s taking me some time to figure this out.

I’ve been wokring on a study of Margaret Fuller, an early American feminist. She had a stong focus on CONVERSATION as a learning tool for women. I’m fascinated by this, and everytime i read a particularly fusty article or book I like the idea more.

With all the new technology available for transmitting information, I think that conversations could be easily preserved for use in academic settings.

Wouldn’t it be great to have a FAQ as part of a paper? It’s such a great way of communicaating information.

Perhaps there could be some authorized method of determining which questions really ARE frequently asked.

I love the idea of technology bringing clarity of communications between HUMANS.

I think it would be a great idea to assimilate new technologies to facilitate learning. So much is happening so fast, we need to keep up. And efficiency in learning might be the most important kind of efficiency for bettering society.

[4/25/2002 7:22:46 PM | Wonder Blogger]

Welcome to WonderBlog! I’ve been meaning to start a blog for a long time, but it wasn’t until I thought of this great name that I finally had to seize the day and make it happen.

Isn’t it a great name? It sounds like some kind of hero from “The Tick.” That in and of itself makes me smile.

See? It’s already a good thing.

But even more, I want to express two ideas about “Wonder.” The first is wonder as in wonderful. So many things are wonderful. It’s a wonderful day today. It’s wonderful that blogs exists, and it’s even more wonderful that they are free! Just to name a few topics to explore, concerning the wonderfulness of everything.

Second, the idea of “wonder” as in ” I wonder…” I wonder about a lot of things. I am rabidly and insatiably curious. I wonder why, I wonder how, I wonder if…

For instance, I wonder if anyone wil be reading my blog. Perhaps they will!
Because I think that many people who are interested in computers and blog-type activities also have a strong “wonder” muscle. I know that when I wonder about something, I immediately hit the net and do a google search to find out.

For instance, yesterday I really was wondering how many people in America have graduate degrees. Percentage-wise…Google couldn’t find out…Jeeves was obtuse, as usual (he’s such a pompous ass). So I still don’t know.

BUT! What I’m trying to say is that the curious use the web. Therefore, there is a chance that curious people might find my wonderblog and read it.

Regardless, I will be writing in it, and be pleased with the shape of my own writing. Much the same way as I am pleased with the sound of my voice, when I sing along in a lovely, echoey stair-well. I don’t need anyone else to enjoy it.

Still, I would be thrilled to receive email from anyone that wants to comment on my blog as it progresses. Emails are like a piece of chocolate, I love to get them