Last night I was wandering around awake for a few hours. I think I’m sort of getting back on track. But it seemed like a good idea to do something mindless. Anything requiring thought really wasn’t an option. So I decided to see what Google Earth was all about. I’ve been kind of seeing posts about it out of the corner of my mind’s eye recently. My attention was on other things and I didn’t think much about it until I happened on a blog post late last night. I visited the site and it did sound kind of intriguing. I don’t have any important uses for it, so I downloaded the free version. If you r computer has the requirements, you’ve got to get it. It’s fantastic. My favorite part is the way you “fly” from one location to another. I just took a flight across the Atlantic. Last night I zoomed in on the precise club that my son’s band was playing in, in Raleigh, North Carolina. I also learned that the people who are in my old house put in a pool.

There is no privacy anymore. The whole world can see your backyard. Not much you can do about it, but keep it in mind. With the free version you can’t really go as far as to see people. You can see cars, though, but no detail. I don’t know if the paid versions will show a lot more. Maybe. Anyway, since it’s here, you might as well play. And keep covered up in the backyard. Just in case.