onships between the abstract ideas, hypothesis, theories and logical constructs.
             When I sat down to my first computer, it was like the logical loom in Hesse's story. I saw what the machine could do, and knew that it was forever going to change both my life and the world. Although I was aware of it at the time, I was unable to grasp the enormity and speed of that change.
             Within less than a year I had changed my professional career path from theater to the information "industry." I call it an industry because at that time it was tangible and known, though very nascent and small, and was just being recognized as a potential 'market.' By the second year of this decision, I was working at home, and making a living managing "information" for General Electric.
             From an advantageous perspective of twenty plus years in the industry, I can see a distinct direction that the "Information Age" is moving mankind. I say "moving", because I believe we are blindly and gently being pushed down the path of least resistance and most enjoyment, hurried on by the call of faster throughput, more content, and brighter colors. As long as it's moving, working, or giving us satisfaction. Hail Ceaser, and thanks for the bread and circus!
             Chairman Mao Tse-tung was quoted as having said: "Power comes from the barrel of a gun." He can be excused for his near-sightedness, because Chairman Mao never sat down to a personal computer and browsed the World Wide Web, or had to sort through dozens of pieces of spam email each day.
             When you can present specific information to five million, ten million – maybe 50 million people a day, then you have power. When you can browse through hundreds of libraries instantly and simultaneously, or search for a specific individual in over 6 billion then you have power.
             When you can do all this from the comfort of your own home, and do it while playing golf or fishing, and then have...