New Orleans       Facebook was a great idea.  An application that would allow people to connect, families to keep up with each other and share experiences, and all without any direct out-of-pocket costs. The young ones love Instagram, and the seniors continue to sign on to Facebook, tilting the demographic their own way.  WhatsApp, …

            Cartagena       Who wants to talk about politics and the trials and tribulations all around us on Christmas day?  I’ll read the news, but try not to drown in it.  The traffic seems slim.  Pelicans are flying low over the waves, hunting as usual.   We’re going to celebrate by journeying to an avian sanctuary, oh …

            Cartagena       If social media ever presumed to bring friends and families together, that pretence now seems quaint and ridiculous on so many levels.  To pretend otherwise shows our age, nostalgia, and naïveté.  The business model is based on exploitation, and those that understand this basic, seemingly foundational, fact weaponize it for their own ends …