Once Upon a Long Time Ago

Wonderful !!!! Thanks for this fine vid David

I remember looking at a friend’s Texas high school yearbook (I was from Illinois) and recognizing every single person in it. It’s odd how we don’t differentiate ourselves ‘til we’re older.

Families together, great days. Memories thank you.

Today my grand children, when together, all seem to be in a different corner of the room using their own individual electronic devices. Heck my kids are close to the same, while a great device seems to me people are on the cell phone in the middle of almost anything.  A younger friend visited for a couple of days and every 10-20 minuets he had to look at his cell phone and half the time answer it [text or voice]; which I take as being exceedingly rude but totally acceptable as normal these days.

Gave me a nice, warm feeling about a slower, gentler time, 'a long time ago'. Thanks for sharing. 

Thank you, David.  Well chosen and well done.   

(Taken from here at my computer, looking out the window.)

Thank-you so much !!

@paul-rouffa  It seems that as I get older almost everyone I meet looks like someone I have met and/or know.  

@brush I agree.  I'm the only one I know who doesn't carry a cell phone with them.  And one of few who still rely on a land line.  I have a cell phone, but don't give out the number and I don't answer it when it rings (I don't even look to see who is calling).  I have it for emergencies, to use the GPS feature, and to accept Paypal payments for our little home based business.

People get upset with me because they tell me that I don't answer their texts.  They assume that they are texting my cell phone.  Well, they aren't.   I don't text and my land line isn't capable of receiving a text.  They are incredulous when I tell them that.   Literally.  Dumbfounded, really.

My own Cathy is, unfortunately tethered to her damned cell phone.  It bugs the hell out of me.   When we watch a movie together on TV I find it difficult to believe that she is actually into the movie.  She claims that she can "multi-task" with ease.  Doubtful.  I think cell phones make users oblivious to the wonders that surround them.  No  passenger looks at the scenery anymore, unless it appears on their cell phone screen.  Sad, IMO.

It seems not much has changed other than the medium by which we get our data. LOL!

@kocour

Hi Frank,

I'm with you. I have never owned a cell phone. I made the decision when I retired that I would not get one. My wife has a simple one but she leaves it in the car for emergencies. I was tied to a phone for years with my job. I have, since retiring travelled to over 80 countries without a phone and have never missed it for a minute. I do take an iPad for evening communication via internet. I've never got lost either without GPS, even on the highways of Russia and Eastern Europe. My wife is a golf nut who prefers to stay at home during many of my trips, which works well for both of us. Tied to a phone, my life would have been quite different. My kids and granddaughter don't seem to mind and love me just as much.

I think that you made the right decision.

@jkuvakas

That has got to be New York JK. Even on Toronto subways, people look around and briefly chat.