“The infinite monkey theorem states that a monkey hitting keys at random on a typewriter keyboard for an infinite amount of time will almost surely type a given text, such as the complete works of William Shakespeare.” http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Infinite_monkey_theorem
Do I really believe the world needs another blog…no. Do I believe that I am contributing something of value in way of my opinion to the betterment of the world and/or mankind in general?…no. Then I must believe that I have something to say that will be of interest to others…not really. Do I give a rat’s ass about any of these reasons? Again the answer is no!
Referring back to Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blog, we can find more information than almost anyone would want to know about what blogging is. Somewhere in all this, even I should have be able to find a good reason (excuse) to blog, but, I didn’t. So what, prey tell, am I doing spewing out drivel that not only no one will read but they also don’t give a rat’s ass about? What’s that? Well, I’ll tell you anyway.
Looking back over the course of history (I’ll only go back as far as the ancient Greeks), we find what we consider great writers and great thinkers. But wait, is this really true? Plato, Aristotle, etc. Great? Maybe not!
Referring again to history, another thing we find are raiders, sackers and pillagers. And what did they do? Burn everything in sight. Including libraries, archives and whatever written material they could find. (I,m sure papyrus made great kindling for burning villages.) Now, in spite of their best efforts, thy couldn’t get everything. Example: the Dead Sea Scrolls, the Watergate tapes.
Of course, one of my favorite precursors is; what if! So, what if the aforementioned Greeks, and others, really weren’t so great but rather were the village idiots or bozos of their day. The sackers and pillagers ether didn’t find their materials or better yet, didn’t consider them worth burning.
Picture this. Barbarian with horns on his hat says: “hey Attila! How’s bout we don’t burn this crap but rather seal um in jars and burry um in the desert. Then, someday, some knucklehead might dig um up and really think he's found something!” Moment of silence, then both break out in great belly laughs. Well, it could have happened.
Now do you see where I’m going? Someday, in the distant future, after we finally blew the crap out of ourselves. In some obscure electronic archive, somewhere, some or all of these gems might just survive. Some futuristic anthropologist screaming: “Eureka! I’ve found them at last! Proof of the lost civilization!” Well, it could happen.
Considering the vast majority of us will not be remembered for more than two, maybe three generations into the future and that I in particular, have not contributed anything of worth in way of accomplishment to this world, may still have a shot at greatness! (I buy lottery tickets too.) So, stand informed. Someday, you might be very sorry you didn’t read my blog when you had the chance. (Oh yes, just to set the record straight, I do know the difference between a monkey and an ape!)
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