: About Me

Charles Clifford Brooks III does a great deal of writing.

My passion is ...

Contentment.

I know too much about ...

Government work.

My parents always told me ...

It's always good to ask, "Why?".

My childhood ambition ...

To be an established poet and author.

My favorite memory ...

The day I graduated from college.

Why I write ...

Avoiding it almost drove me mad.

What I am reading/watching/listening to ...

Beethoven; A Biography, House, Ben Harper

My first job ...

Juvenile Probation Officer

My best moment ...

Childhood summers in Crawford, Georgia.

My inspiration ...

Dante, Doc Holiday, and Beethoven

Computers & Technology > Computers & Technology (Other) Assessing the effect of new technologies on our lifestyle

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My Take on Technology Over the centuries there have been inventions which have revolutionized the way we live. The wheel, moveable type, antibiotics, air conditioning, and the computer are innovations I would not want to live without. Yet, for every practical creation man invents there are a thousand more new products foisted upon an unsuspecting public which prove to be more of a nuisance than a breakthrough. In this nuisance category are cell phones, Palm Pilots, and televisions inside automobiles. But don't worry; this is not a "back in my day" speech where I rub my chin and reminisce a...

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