So, this web site is sort of a playground right now. The swings are up, and there is some sawdust on the ground. I hope to make it a more robust site, possibly using it to FTP files to  my freelance customers, maybe do a little private selling of jewelry and art, perhaps posting my photo collections in some organized fashion.

Just recently, I managed to upgrade my internet access to “real” internet, not the Verizon piggyback Jet Pack. It’s great to get unlimited internet access at a reasonable monthly cost. Now that I’m semi-retired, it is also great to get services like Netflix and YouTube without paying very much more.

The point is that the internet is a tool in my toolbox to help me make a living and communicate with people and businesses. In my neighborhood, the internet access is already a utility. I hope that the FCC hearings produce a set of rules with wisdom and preserves the ease of access to the internet we now have. You can support net neutrality by sending your comments to the FCC at this email address: openinternet@fcc.gov 

The FCC is posting over 1 million comments received in a gigantic data “dump” for research and analysis. Anything you send to them will remain part of the public record. Just cuz we can’t seem to get anything useful from the House of Representatives doesn’t mean we cannot share our thoughts with the FCC! Of course, calling or writing your congress person works, too!

Net Neutrality completely leaves out those who are economically unable to afford a computer and wireless service. Or at least a smartphone — although it’s very difficult to apply for a job on a smartphone. My neighborhood has so many people newly arrived in the US and working so hard to get by. I have to remind myself that people don’t always live and work on the internet.

Leaving my soapbox now. ‘Bye!