Opening Statement

This is my blog that I will be using to voice my concerns about all sorts of subjects and topics.
I am an atheist, meaning I do not have a faith or belief that a god or gods exist, either now or at any time in the past. I have 3 daughters all of whom I am bringing up to be both skeptical and curious, to find out the answers for themselves rather than being spoonfed the thoughts of the day.

There are a lot of things wrong in the world, and this is where I hope to give voice to them.

I have often thought about abandoning Facebook, and I have made the decision that no matter how useful it claims to be, there are far better forms of communication than through a corporate noticeboard that masquerades as a social website. The practicality of Facebook is that it is as far from a social site as one could imagine. I had thought about several ways FB could be improved, maybe you receive more updates from people local to you rather than halfway across the world. Or maybe it refused to give you news on a distant relative or friend until you had made physical contact with them. A phone call or a meeting.

Twitter is no different, and I run hot and cold on that site as well, so as my countdown to Facebook closure gets closer to 31/08/2014, I am also contemplating Twitter cancellation as well.

There are so many things I want to write about and Facebook both presents me with a forum to say these things, but also makes my deepest fears and questions public for friends and family to see.

A semi-anonymous blog here gives me the chance to explore ideas further. I thank you for reading this.