"I googled it"

Ok, I’m a little behind the times but not by all that much.  I look up something by using google and have for years but it is not until recently that I have come to truly appreciate the virtues of googling. (by the way, every time I try and type “google”,  microscoft wants to change it to “goggle” which does not even come into my thoughts… ever!  Back to google.  In the old days, like 10 years ago, you had to be very specific about what you might want to research on google.  And then you were hit with about a thousand different websites  to check out and see if they answered your questions. Not anymore!  All you really have to do is type your question into the google bar.  Voila! Your answer is up in about .o23974257886 seconds.  Whenever you are having a conversation with anyone, (even yourself) and you wonder about something… just “google” it. 

Did you know that currants are a type of grape and extraordinarily high in vitamin C?  Did you know that the pink ginger that come with your sushi is dyed pink with food coloring? Do you know what “spalted wood” is? That you can cook with slimy mushrooms? That Joe Palermo was the Orchid Man?  (ok, I did that google search after we started dating).  Do you know where the closest farmers market is?  What is in “jerk” seasoning? That Trader Joes really is coming to Albany!  The weather in Pagosa Springs , Colorado? Where to buy bulk dried fruits for the best price?  How to freeze fresh tomatoes?  The words to the poem  “The Owl and the Pussycat”?   Do you know the definition of serendipity? It’s amazing how you really can find all of the answers to your questions!!!   Now I know they have “aps” for the stuff you need answer for most often.. but really, my questions are all over the place!   Without google,  I would never get out some research kind of book and look up the answers to my questions.  I’d just keep on wondering.. FOREVER!  (or really, it would just pass on through my mind like the wind).  I’d forget the question!

Now I know some stuff.  It might not be stuff you want to know but I do.  You probably know a bunch of stuff that I don’t because I haven’t looked it up yet (or I haven’t wondered about it).  I looked up some scientific sort of answers like how do you make a Kaleidoscope but I didn’t really learn anything from that.  I guess I didn’t really care how.. but it’s out there if you do.  Hell, you can learn how to do anything just by googling it!  If you want to make a braided rag rug or perform a sexy striptease  (not saying I googled that one)  you can find out how.  I am a wealth of information of stuff I want to know about!!!  I’m way smarter than I used to be.  Just ask me anything.  I’ll get right back to you with that answer.  I might even retain the info if it relates to something in my life.

 What is the last thing you “googled”?