Memories and Technology

Hello All,

It has been sometime seen I have been able to post, but I wanted to say something that I recently saw on Facebook. A person lost all of their memories not their phone, and is quoted in saying, "I have lost all of my memories..." and goes on to say that we need to back up technology.

My one question to you (and everyone else), when did technology replace the mind? When did have over 30,000 photos on your computer count as memories. When did your papers your wrote on your computer count as memories. When did it happen that our mind is utterly worthless in this world and we rely on technology to "hold our memories?"

I hate to break it to you, it is sad that information was lost on your technology device. I would be a little upset as well, but I would never consider what is on my computer "memories". Memories don't run on 1's and 0's, memories run on a soul that is unique to yourself.

Memories have the best security system ever, locked away in your mind for you to relive! Telling you about the best of times in your life, and showing you where you could grow stronger, where you could learn a lesson. Memories are our link to the past that no one can access, and they don't need a "back up system."

I officially am saddened by the thought that technology is officially replacing our mind. Rebuttal all you want, but look at 2015. We have people claiming their technology contained all of their memories, we have people glued to a computer or phone screen for hours on end, and we have people that will not communicate to humans anymore (instead they communicate through AIM, iMessage, or other services). It is slowly happening, and we are becoming more distracted from the human qualities in our life.

We spend more time inside then outside, we send more time away from nature then enjoying the gift, we spend more time fighting then listening, we spend more time with a cold shoulder then we do warming hearts, and we spend more time texting then writing letters. We are slowly losing what makes us human by going to technology (I am not talking about robots, I am talking about technology doing what humans could always do, but now we are glued to these 1's and 0's).

If your computer crashes, it does bit big time. You may have been working on a report, but you did not lose memories. You may have been editing photos (like me) and then lost all of them, it was not memories that you lost but your photos that you may have been trying to sell.

I am not saying technology is horrible, get rid of it! I am saying be careful not to use this as your mind. We need technology for work, school, and finding jobs, but we don't need it for replacing our mind. I need technology to work on my photos and publish my work and to edit my brand, and you may need it for some other reason.

Memories and Technology need to be separated by thought, and if they ever do start combining the human race is in for a scary time. When we start accepting the idea that a hardware machine can hold our memories, the human qualities are lost as the body will not work as hard to retain these memories.

My message to you, keep these two separate and NEVER combine the two, even if you don't mean to.

Thank you,

Daniel Sukup

Final week pt. 4

Hello All,

We are not officially in part 4 of the final week! We have two more shows (after tonight). I mentioned yesterday that I was going to talk about some state parks here in Chillicothe.

I did not manage to make it to a park today because of distance, however I still want to mention three different state parks that I was EXTREMELY surprised to find in Chillicothe.

First off is Buzzards' Roost, this is a state park that is featured in the Paint Creek Gorge. This gorge was created by ice glaziers many years ago when they melted. This happened and created a beautiful gorge that features extreme cliffs, amazing views, and of course the crazy paint creek cutting through this gorge!

A view of the valley!

Don't look down! A 100' drop!!

Amazing forests!!

These photos are just a small sample of what this park has to offer!

Another beautiful park is the Nature Sanctuary that I will be going to this Saturday! This park feature many beautiful feature of rocks, rare flowers, crazy bird watching, and much more! Use to be home to the 7 Caves, but closed in 2005 and now is own by the Arc and have since closed the caves.

This is one of many beautiful views you can find in this park! There are three trails in this park open to public on the weekends. Also a Museum is open that feature outstanding artwork.

I can't wait to see this on Saturday! This is simply beautiful and I love how these rocks are formed! This is all in Chillicothe! CRAZY!!

This is the Museum and it features art work form local and state wide artists! I can't wait to get some photos of the inside to show you all!

If you ever get a chance to see this, please share! 

The final place is the Mound City Group Earthworks

The Earthworks were created by Natives almost 2000 years ago, the purpose for these mounds, walls, and shape is not fully understood. Even with some idea, historians are still confused how they built them, what the use was, and why. 

When you walk up to some of these mounds, you will just look at them, 'oh a hill', but the you realize that these are built by people for some purpose. They are large and layered with crazy amount of precision. 

Take a look:

These are the mounds at this location. It is extremely crazy that Chillicothe is the center point for all of these Eathworks. Why? No one knows!

To read more about these check out this link: Ohio Mounds

Check them out if you are ever here!

This concludes the final week part 4, I hope you enjoyed and will eventually goto these state parks! It is my last time this year to see these locations, but it bass been 100% worth it! I can only hope that I will be back in this area soon!

Sending my love to all,

Daniel Sukup

  

  

Nature

As I sit in this heaven

I soon realize

This is not a dream

As I look up

I see the sky, the clouds

I feel the wind, see the leaves dance

As I lay and look around

I notice that this is real

It is truth, it is life

As I write this

I realize I am awake

I am present 

I have found it 

What I have been searching for

A place in this world that is heaven

Heaven is for real

It is the blood of nature

The vanes of the trees

The buzz of flies

Nature is a physical heaven

It may not be yours 

But it is mine

If you treat it 

Like a fear

Like a wound

Like a war

Then she will treat you 

With so much more 

Fear, war, destruction

She will win 

She will be ruler

No matter what it takes

She will rage war

She will kill

She will destory

She will avenge 

Now if you Work with her

She will work with you 

She will deliver 

She will be friend

Now the question begs

What side are you on?

Wrote this while sitting in Great Seal State Park a while back. 

Happy Earth Day

Happy Earth Day!

What a beautiful day to celebrate our home! Nature is the most beautiful thing in the world! It is our "decor" to our house. Why destory it?

I am not going to lecture about the evils of electricity or the nonsense arguments around global warming. I want to point out that we need to be good Stuarts of this Earth, hell it is the only one we have!! 

Nature is gorgeous, beautiful, and peaceful! She can turn the sourest mood into the deepest meditation. The fresh air outside beats any indoor air! If you don't agree I feel for you! 

At time, human nature intervenes with this beauty and kills it. We trash our shores, we litter our waterways, and we don't feel it necessary to "clean up". This is becuase it is "not my job". Well I am here to tell you that this is your home just as much as mine, I want to live 111 years on it and I don't want it to be filthy! 

The power of nature can provide great mysteries  unknown to mankind! Almost picture perfect life, but is get destroyed more then ever! Almost everywhere you look there is a piece of trash! 

Filling out streams and rivers that soon will fill our oceans! Remember every waterway finds its way to a much larger waterway! Did you know there are more then 5 large trash circles in the ocean? Some as large as TEXAS!! It is our fault, no one else's!! 

I don't know about you, but I would love to have my family able to walk a beach and not have to worry about stepping in glass. 

Took me 2 minutes to find this glass around a 10 foot circle. That was not even the start of it!! 

We all need to contribute and help this home of ours live as long as it can! All you have to do is recycle, pick up trash, clean up, or we can watch our planet goto waste. 

It is our time to do something! I know what I am going todo but, what are you going to do? 

- Daniel 

Happy Earth day! Remember to just clean up after yourself!