Breathe In, Breathe Out, Move On (By Jimmy Buffett)

Can evil and good coexist? Can one entity be made up of both good and evil at the same time? Some people say that evil is the absence of good. If you work off this definition, the two must be mutually exclusive and cannot occupy the same entity at the same time. Or could it be that something is good some of the time and evil other parts of the time, but never both at the same time. It's an important philosophical question to ask, especially in today's world where the conflict between good and evil seems more prevalent than ever (which, I'm sure, is something every generation has said).
In light of recent events (and, if I were to analyze my past, I'm sure it goes beyond only recent events), I have to argue that evil and good can in fact coexist within the same entity. I am, of course, talking about technology. It seems that life is made so much easier and more enjoyable with it and that it provides much good for our daily lives ... yet technology sucks!
Most people know that I hate cell phones, yet I can't hardly function without my iPod. Computers, particularly PCs, cause more daily frustration than probably any other man-made object, yet we use them on a virtually consistent basis ... I wouldn't be able to write this and send it out for the world to read if it wasn't for computers. Technology has freed us and shackled us in chains at the same time. But then, I'm not saying anything that hasn't been said a million times before.
My reasoning for writing this blog is due to a personal frustration that I guess I just needed to vent about. I've been exploring the world of photography over the past year and have put a lot of time, money, and energy into it. I've taken hundreds, if not thousands, of photos in the past several months to a year, and I've stored them all on my external hard drive since my piddly PC laptop can't seem to hold more than a few pictures. Well, I accidentally bumped my external hard drive the other day, sending it a whopping 2-3 feet to the plush, carpeted floor. The result: a decision ... 1) throw the hard drive away with all the photos on it, 2) spend around $100 to find out if any of the photos can be saved (and possibly find out that the answer will be "no", after which I'm simply out that $100), or spend between $1600-$2200 to get these photos back. Sadly, my budget is focusing more around the $16-$22 mark!
My level of frustration and disdain at this pathetic piece of technology that can hold more memory than my brain while not being able to withstand being knocked around a little is nearly to the point of being comfortably numb and apathetic ... but it's not quite there yet. I'm about ready to boycott all technology, move to Lancaster County, and become Amish! But, of course, we all know that's not going to happen ... there aren't big enough mountains in Lancaster County. So I guess that technology wins again!