A few months ago, I discovered that writer Erin O’Riordan at Goodkin selected Lisa’s Blog as one of her top choices for Queens of the Blogosphere. Wow! I was, and still am, truly flattered. I don’t know why I didn’t share this news with you all sooner but as I was freshening up my blog this morning I came upon the post once again and the screen capture I had saved of it. O’Riordan places my logo right along with those of (le gasp!) Hoffington Post, The Gawker, Debbie Weil, The Mommy Chronicles and BoingBoing. That’s some impressive company.

There are people I know, people I love, who have mistaken the Internet and it’s accompanying technologies as life. Social media, and back in the day, programs such as ICQ and AIM, are indeed mighty applications. I’ve seen them bring people together from around the world. I’ve seen relationships crushed by them. I write today to remind one and all that these things are tools. Only tools.

The carpenter who builds a house doesn’t blame his hammer for the mishap that blackened his thumbnail. But if looked at from a different perspective, the mishap might reveal something about the carpenter’s skill. And if the carpenter blames the tool… it reveals something about his mental health.

From the series, Music. June 2011
You can find more of my photography here at the Gallery as well as on my Facebook page, Flickr and 2sweden4love.com

From the series, Music. June 2011
You can find more of my photography here at the Gallery as well as on my Facebook page, Flickr and 2sweden4love.com

From the series, Music. June 2011
You can find more of my photography here at the Gallery as well as on my Facebook page, Flickr and 2sweden4love.com

From the series 6am – June 12, 2011. Cornfield Point, Saybrook, CT
You can find more of my photography here at the Gallery as well as on my Facebook page, Flickr and 2sweden4love.com

From the series 6am – June 12, 2011. Cornfield Point, Saybrook, CT
You can find more of my photography here at the Gallery as well as on my Facebook page, Flickr and 2sweden4love.com

From the series 6am – June 12, 2011. Cornfield Point, Saybrook, CT
You can find more of my photography here at the Gallery as well as on my Facebook page, Flickr and 2sweden4love.com