Endlessly Searching (tanka)*

Goggle used to be

a narrow wooden drawer

of three by five cards

that would send you to the stacks

to find the knowledge you sought

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*Note: I sometimes laugh when I hear a student say, “It took forever to find the information!” Pre 1990 it took weeks to find pertinent information at the library. Find your main book then beginning all the cross referencing to find the information you needed (accumulating a pile of books and articles) to write a report or term paper. Now the library is at your fingertips in your pocket, all the information you need with a few key strokes and arrow clicks. Yes, it still takes times, however not physically running back and forth.

Search engine history all started in 1990 with Archie, an FTP site hosting an index of downloadable directory listings. Search engines continued to be primitive directory listings, until search engines developed to crawling and indexing websites, eventually creating algorithms to optimize relevancy.

To see the progression of search engines follow link https://www.wordstream.com/articles/internet-search-engines-history

For your musical pleasure 23 degrees🌎 ✌🏻💙 Take care, be safe.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=PiXt8cnhDf8&list=OLAK5uy_k3-qW_-Aayk0zcRMXSWOxI31auqxIMTDE&index=1

Life’s Stages (haiku)

seasonal changes

stages of life’s transitions

golden years arrive

This haiku is the fifth of five that were created for a submission with pureHaiku called Unfurling

Progression (haiku)

past gone now a blur

focusing on days to come

centering on growth

This haiku is four of five that were created for a submission with pureHaiku called Unfurling

Compartmentalize (acrostic)*

Sorting

Thoughts

Out

Regarding

Any

Grave

Emotions…..

one files them away,

banishing them

from memory,

a difficult

childhood

one files them away,

banishing them

from memory,

a hurtful

slight

one files them away,

banishing them

from memory,

a love

lost

one files them away,

banishing them

from memory,

a difficult

truth

one files them away,

banishing them

from memory,

a deaths

grief

one files them away,

banishing them

from memory,

eventually

they

all

overflow

bringing with it a world of hurt,

leaving one lost, seeking help.

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*Note: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=szyeMZw4hRs&t=29s. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=QMRw4s10O4o

Men tend to compartmentalize their feelings and thoughts about, well, pretty much everything. Women naturally process thoughts and feelings and integrate them into one cohesive “thing.” Men don’t integrate their thoughts and feelings. They tend to file everything away, each thought and emotion getting its own compartment where it sits until the man is ready to deal with it, or not which is many times the case.

Compartmentalization can be a great way of managing difficult parts of your life. But it can backfire too. Some people bottle up all emotions and fail to deal with any of them. Over time, these negative emotions can build up and lead to emotional distress.

However, if you feel vacillating between the two worlds is opening you up to disassociate in ways that are harmful to yourself or the people around you, I encourage you to seek professional help with a mental health professional.

🌎✌🏻💙 Take care, be safe.

Written for: https://wordofthedaychallenge.wordpress.com/2021/07/14/storage/