Ramblings on Connections
While surfing around on the internet this morning I landed on something I thought was interesting and was considering mentioning it on my blog or on Facebook when it occurred to me that perhaps the more interesting story was how I came to be reading the particular story in the first place. This in turn reminded me of one of my favorite series from the late 70 early 80; Connection s, the BBC series hosted by James Burke and shown on PBS. The series was fascinating because it took the unusual approach of showing history in cross section, like a cut-away diagram of a complex machine, and showed viewers all the interesting tidbits that preceded and ultimately led to an important historical event. Of course, I'm not comparing my link discovery to an important historic event. I mention the show because it exemplifies how the back-story and some seemingly innocuous events can all lead up to something unexpected. My personal connection story went like this: As I sat down th