And having just had bavababy 3, I realized this last time that I never feel more hopeful about my own death as when I see a creature so small. It is a weird irony, but it helps me think through a process of negotiation, imagination, and creation as the very raison d’etre of the human race. And while I am often given over to the darker forces of depression, I’ve found my two streams of hope: my family and the digital landscape for sharing just about anything I want—interesting how sharing and creation may go together in some interesting ways as a model. What we see on the cogdogblog regularly is a form of creative sharing, making it one of the most hopeful outposts on the internet.

Yup, the kids are just fine if they have a good environment, some love, and all those possibilities the Net has opened.