Looking it up

When I was a child my father knew almost everything.  What he didn't know, he told us to look up in the encyclopedia that was a standard feature on our bookshelves.  That worked fairly well until I asked him what 'gigolo' meant, whereupon his standard response was replaced with, "What are you reading!!"  After that I bypassed him and went right to the encyclopedia.

That lesson has stood me in good stead over the years.  If I don't know the answer, I just look it up.  And technology just makes it all the easier - just look it up on the laptop, the tablet or, most recently, the smart phone.

Too bad that Dad never had a chance to develop an appreciation for the power of Google.

Anything in particular you want to know?  How old is Sandie Renaldo?  (64) .... How do I get to Camosun College?  (#21 bus) ...  What does 'vernacular' mean?  (the language of the ordinary people)  ...  How does an airplane's black box work?  (look it up yourself at <http://natgeotv.com/uk/air-crash-investigation/black-box>)

Oh, and Dad taught me to ride a motorcycle, too.