On Not Keeping Up

She/Her Jenner

Today in The NY Times I read that someone named Joe Rogan is "one of the most consumed media products on the planet." I never heard of him. I asked my husband if he had heard of him and he answered, "Of course. Who hasn't?" This exchange solidified my suspicion that I am barely alive. At least not in today's world. So where am I?

To be out of the Internet world these days similar to living out on the prairie in the 1800s. My good friends live very far away. Some days I never leave home. I rarely listen to the news because it's so depressing. I make art, feed my cat, do laundry. Occasionally I see a doctor or dentist. I go to a gym twice a week to work out with a trainer who is a lot like me, so she has few offerings about the latest trends. My only solid link to 2021 is my son, who is very plugged-in and in fact lives on the Internet more than off of it.

I'm not sure if this is good or bad. I once knew what was going on in the world, but that was before men started having babies and  Bruce "Caitlyn" Jenner became a woman running for Governor of California. 

Come to think of it, I'm good where I am.