The Bletchley Circle

My wife and I love to watch Masterpiece Classic on Sunday nights.  From Downton to Wallander, we love a good mystery and an old fashion soap opera.  Recently, after Masterpiece, PBS has started airing a new series called The Bletchley Circle.  We've been hooked.

The story is about a group of four women who were genius code crackers for the British during World War II.  Following the War all espionage service members were forced to sign The Official Secrets Act.  In the show (and actual history) these women were not allowed to tell others, even their husbands, what type of work they did during the war.  In many respects they returned to normal everyday lives. As one of the girls begins to recognize potential patterns (like codes) in a local serial killing spree she rallies her former colleagues to solve the case.  It's been fun to watch.

What I can't help but think about is how many "Bletchley Girls" we have right here in Provo.  How many talented, smart, and completely capable women who are at home happy raising their families but together compose a huge untapped pool of talent.

Enter Google Fiber.

I really hope that one of the results of Google Fiber is that stay-at-home mothers can find ways to continue to develop their interests and talents.  That more mothers who need to or choose to work can do so more easily from home - and that fathers too can have more flexibility to tele-commute and spend more time at home with their families.

Time will tell what impact Google Fiber will have on Provo and our homes and families.  But I would love to see the next big thing come from a stay-at-home mom with a great idea and who now has the tools to see it come to fruition.