Technology In our lifetime. . .

Heard a thought provoking question today:

What advancement in technology, world event or some other occurence has happened during your lifetime that you would have never imagined (.i.e Berlin Wall coming down, DVD's, podcasting, hand-held pda's, AIDS, two bushes in the whitehouse, etc.)

The people who are starting college this fall across the nation were born in 1987.
They are too young to remember the space shuttle blowing up.
Their lifetime has always included AIDS.
Bottle caps have always been screw off and plastic.
The CD was introduced the year they were born.
They have always had an answering machine.
They have always had cable.
They cannot fathom not having a remote control.
Jay Leno has always been on the Tonight Show.
Popcorn has always been cooked in the microwave.
They have never taken a swim and thought about Jaws.
They can't imagine what hard contact lenses are.
They don't know who Mork was or where he was from.
They never heard: "Where's the Beef?", "I'd walk a mile for a Camel", or "de plane, Boss, de plane".
They do not care who shot J. R., and have no idea even who J. R. is.
McDonald's never came in Styrofoam containers.
They don't have a clue how to use a typewriter.

My Response to this is:
Wireless technology! That is still amazing to me. Getting better all the time.
I remember when we first heard about fax machines in '79-'80. . . We were in awe of that technology and that is nearly obsolete!
Remember when push button (corded) phones were new? I saw an old TV show where they were using the 'dial'. . .that would drive me crazy today!
My Dad worked for IBM & he was on the design team of the first ATM Machine so we got to play with the first ATM prototype, when I was, I guess, in Elem. school.

Now if we could just come up with a way to magically get laundry done!

How about you???

Life Change

Just spent the weekend with my daughter @ college. I sure have missed her! Met the new guy in her life. Coming into that was rather strange. . .someone my daughter cares for that I don't know. Poor guy was so nervous. He is a real nice guy. . .I love seeing her happy. She has friends to hang out with now and people that are CRAZY to keep her laughing! I enjoyed meeting all of them and seeing some I haven't seen in awhile.

It was a good visit, not long enough, but the drive was!!

It's good to be back home. Home to me is wherever my husband is. He is my best friend and my own personal comedian! He makes me laugh. . .along with him and sometimes at myself. . .I need that. I believe laughter is what keeps a marriage together. If you can't laugh, that is a very sad existence. We could be in a huge fight and he will say or do something to make us both laugh and not blow it out fo proportion.

Life is good. Even when it changes. the adjustment is hard, but you find your way. We are going to enjoy this change of life and do what we should have done when we were first married. REALLY LIVE!