1. Where did we go wrong? I can remember only one Christmas morning, yes, just one. I received my first rifle.. 22 caliber, single shot. (still have it and it still works well) We were allowed to request one "big" gift from Santa. Today's child has a data base they draw from to print out the letter to Santa.
Children today would boycott the holiday if only one big gift was received. Child services would be called and parents would be sternly warned about child abuse..Must have a room full of "gifts". Well some would.
2. How in the world did we live without cell phones. They're all smart now. Even I'm guilty of having a smart phone and use it for many chores.. mostly calling and playing poker when bored. The MP3 player works great to listen to my tunes too. However, just imagine the uproar if suddenly the cell phone disappeared. BIP, gone. Pure panic would ensue. Having a land line in the home now is becoming unnecessary. Tempted to do away with ours.
3. Games, video and so on..The entertainment consoles become more and more realistic. Remember the excitement we experienced when the first pong game appeared? Now days you can bowl in your own living room and it's as realistic as the bowling alley. I think I'd rather bowl at home and I imagine more and more people are doing just that...Golf... Cheeses Kryst, I threw away my clubs, (plain old steel shafts). Don't even need clubs now, just hold the remote. GD game even has wind and other hazards that I hit just as readily with the remote as I did with the "old" clubs.. My 5 year old grandsons can follow in Tiger's footsteps. That realistic. I don't stand a chance with any of the grandkids. The one grandson changes games on me if I'm winning. Can't win there either.
4. And finally, computers. My life would be totally in shambles with out mine. We have a least one in practically every room. They are at a point now of taking over our lives. Artificial intelligence will take over the world, machines..I remember when the microwave oven was introduced and we all wondered what in hell we'd do with the thing. Computer's the same story now days. We never left the house to Christmas shop this year. All online, 99.9% anyway.Banking, paying bills, all done with the computer.. Not bad for something that 25 years ago was in its infancy.
So there we have the issues taking up my thoughts at the moment. The world's full of issues though, isn't it?? Here's hoping your new year is a happy one and that your computer doesn't spit up and die on you.. Tragedy..
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