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In the equipping of the my soon to be Kindle Fire, I bought some higher-end earbuds. Could be a highly premature purchase if the Kindle Fire doesn't materialize for awhile. I am on a wait list. At least Amazon did not send the leather case for the ebook (and then some) reader before I actually have it in my possession. That would be like having a mug with no beer. To break in the earbuds I was instructed to go to manufacturer website and connect to a page that essentially was a cacophony all-over-the-aural spectrum sounds. It sounded like a Mt. Dewed R2D2 was broadcasting through the earbuds. 40 hours was the prescribed time to marinate the earbuds--seasoning them sufficiently through sound stretching, up and down and all-around. Like Yoga. It supposedly provides a richer sound post-hence if I employed the protocol. I gave up the intravenous sound infusion after 24 hours...last night I had some really weird dreams with the sounds as the score and wanted to get back to listening to

One of the most significant dangers of social media is the desire to monetize all interactions. Everything is now in the cage of cash. Dollars and market domination are often what the transaction is about on the structural side (providers of social media tools/programs). Not human betterment, a more just society, a purer world. In a system like this, people and purchasing are one and the same. Choices are commodified and the exchange defines worth as capital gain. People have intrinsic worth because they are made in the Image of God, not a dollar sign. Christ died for humanity. That tells us something truly wonderful about us. The cross was the great exchange that transcended all human systems of value. We have been redeemed at a price...not to be mere purchasers of things that are passing away. Ephesians 1:7 In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, in accordance with the riches of God's grace