Remembered a conversation I had with my grandfather while we went for a walk. He was thinking about inventions and how my generation took for granted what had been considered miraculous in his youth.
He said his lifetime had seen more amazing technological advances than any in history and my generation would leave that in the dust.
His example was self-winding watches. He thought that was amazing. Wonder what he’d think of my Apple Watch that tracks my steps, heart rate, outside temperature and has a revolving supply of vacation photos as a watch face and tells me what time it is.
Even more, i wonder how we’ll tell him 50 years from now.
Nice read John and so true. Technology has come so far and with AI staring us in the face, I'm not sure that's a great thing. Growing up in simpler times was far less stressful than keeping up with the fast-paced changes of our world today. Identity thieves, hackers and 2 step verifications have me living on the edge some days. I'd go back to those days of penny candy, real customer service reps over the phone and landlines in a heartbeat most days! ha.
Corey’s had salted Spanish peanuts in a glass vending jar… I’d always stop in to say hi! The penny candy store right next door and across the street was the railroad snack bar, best hotdogs and French goes with a record player at every booth. God, that was heaven.
Oh,…… it was such a different time !!! We were so innocent of worldly things, more so than our parents generation (because of the Great Depression and WWII) and more so than the present one (due to instantaneous communications of everything whether we need it or not.) The physical area we grew up in was mostly in a natural condition, and was something we enjoyed and took advantage of. Climbing up Rock Raymond Hill to see beautiful Lake Potanipo laid out before us, is a memory I’ll always treasure. I agree, we have been very lucky. Thanks again for the Happy B Day wishes !!!
This one really struck a chord with me, John.
Remembered a conversation I had with my grandfather while we went for a walk. He was thinking about inventions and how my generation took for granted what had been considered miraculous in his youth.
He said his lifetime had seen more amazing technological advances than any in history and my generation would leave that in the dust.
His example was self-winding watches. He thought that was amazing. Wonder what he’d think of my Apple Watch that tracks my steps, heart rate, outside temperature and has a revolving supply of vacation photos as a watch face and tells me what time it is.
Even more, i wonder how we’ll tell him 50 years from now.
And then there were the party lines for telephone calls. My husband grew up in Pembroke in the 50s and had one until roughly 1960.
Nice read John and so true. Technology has come so far and with AI staring us in the face, I'm not sure that's a great thing. Growing up in simpler times was far less stressful than keeping up with the fast-paced changes of our world today. Identity thieves, hackers and 2 step verifications have me living on the edge some days. I'd go back to those days of penny candy, real customer service reps over the phone and landlines in a heartbeat most days! ha.
Corey’s had salted Spanish peanuts in a glass vending jar… I’d always stop in to say hi! The penny candy store right next door and across the street was the railroad snack bar, best hotdogs and French goes with a record player at every booth. God, that was heaven.
Oh,…… it was such a different time !!! We were so innocent of worldly things, more so than our parents generation (because of the Great Depression and WWII) and more so than the present one (due to instantaneous communications of everything whether we need it or not.) The physical area we grew up in was mostly in a natural condition, and was something we enjoyed and took advantage of. Climbing up Rock Raymond Hill to see beautiful Lake Potanipo laid out before us, is a memory I’ll always treasure. I agree, we have been very lucky. Thanks again for the Happy B Day wishes !!!