Information Obesity

The idea of Information Obesity is simple and broad. It's simply the idea of information. Information is everywhere and essentially everything. It's what you touch, what you see, what you feel, what you smell, what you taste and so on. The fact that people can read information by touching and feeling is amazing to me. The process is called Brialle and you touch your finger to dots to essentially read. Your rub your index finger over a series of six dots in the shape of a rectangle with two columns containing three dots each.  This is considered an alternative to hearing or reading material. Brialle is a great example, however, touch and feel expresses information in other ways as well. (www.brailler.com/braillehx.htm) They say a firm handshake can tell you a lot about a person before they even speak or look at you. I believe that to a certain degree. That's all information being sent without words being spoken or being read. What about that guy you cut off at the interstate accidentally and he passed you, waving a certain finger out the window? Sure, it's not a great way, but it sure did get the message across. You got a very bold and potent message with just a simple hand gesture. That's information sharing at it's finest. Speaking of potent, does a certain smell or taste just instantly take you back to a certain or critical moment in your life? I'll never forget my first spring break as a junior in high school. Being young and nieve as everyone has been at some point, I got the bright idea to drink coconut rum during my day at the beach. Yes, 3 hours later I passed out in the bathroom floor for 16 hours straight, while I puked and dry heaved contstantly during that whole period. I learned my lesson, needless to say. Point being is, ever since that day, I can't stand the smell or taste of coconut now. Though it wasn't the cleanest story for grandma to hear, it just shows how a bold lesson was learned, even to the point where I almost get sick to the smell or taste of coconut to this very day. That's information passed by just a whiff of a smell that triggers an emotion or memory from the past. Although I won't elaborate on I will list some certain ways information is comprehended and shared. Body language, eye contact, tightness of hugs, smoke signals, brightness of lights, traffic signals, road markings, trail maps, how close you sit/stand to someone, dancing, philosophy, hairstyles and clothing styles all are little ways you send a message without actually speaking or hearing. What about when you visit historic buildings or just old buildings in general? I know I'm immediately trying to guess how old they are. I play the same game at retirement homes as well and both indicate to me that they've been around for a while. Point is, it may sound repetetive and unnecessary, but explaining Information Obesity is simple. Information over information is essentially an element of Information Obesity. Once again, its so broad, I could explain and elaborate for days. Anyway, that's my information over information to form more information. No pun intended.