Communication Technology: A Stitch in Time, Part 1

       We're rapidly moving toward the age of computer interaction on a planetary scale:  anything we need on a screen at our fingertips.  There's little we think we have in common with the ancient world in communication technology.  But . . .

        In the everydayness of life on the planet something like clothing is fundamental, and with it stitching, sewing, and weaving.  Images from these activities get embedded in the roots of our otherwise transcending and abstracting language, keeping us down to earth and tying our lives together over time.