Through A Squinted Eye

I am coming to terms with some things that are slowly proving my age or shall we say the upcoming state of complete stubbornness to accept the new.  I think we all are aware of the look we give our parents when they rationalize why they will never be able understand how to use computers or figure out how to set the clocks on VCRs, DVD Players, Stereos, etc. Stop, VCRs are an example in themselves for parents that refused to change to DVDs because it would be a fad.  Take for example the resistance to recycle from our parental generation, because it didn’t really matter.  The Earth has been around all this time has been fine, right? However, it is beginning to be the time to hold up the dreaded mirror at least form me.  (I think.  I will need feedback to see if I’m crazy.) 

I prefer to buy CD’s still.  Reasoning is that I want the art work.  However, I have not truly analyze the last four or five CD cases I have bought. I have noticed also that the art has been minimized in many instances.  Furthermore one can get all of the art when you buy the MP3. And I end up converting the CD format to MP3.  I guess it is a need to have the physical item.  It is still difficult to purchase something that you do not even get to hold in your hand.  On one hand it is better because it is one less item to leave a carbon footprint, but do we need to rid the world of physical art?

Imagine only looking at the something like the “Mona Lisa” on a screen or piece of paper.  It is easy I guess for many since the painting is behind protective glass and in Europe.  I have never personally viewed it myself, but I am aware of the impact art has when face to face with it.

So is a CD no just mass produced replication of the original art on paper?  Well poppycock!