IPOD's. MP3 players. Smart phones. Laptops. E-readers.
What would our lives be like without all that? Nowadays, could you even imagine a world without microwave ovens?
Without home computers?
My grandmother could.
Grandma, who passed away a few years ago, was born very close to the turn of the century. Not this century, of course—the previous one! And according to my favorite online encyclopedia, she was born before all of the above.
Also before the jet plane.
Before the airplane.
Before TELEVISION!
That's hard to believe, isn't it?
In a relatively few decades, so many new things have been invented that have changed our world forever. In just a few short recent years, technology has evolved so rapidly that even my twentysomething nieces and nephews were born before many of the inventions listed above.
Sometimes, I'm not so sure that "new" necessarily equates to "new and improved"—but I do know there are some things I can't imagine living without.
Number One, no doubt about it, is my desktop computer.
As a full-time writer who spends most of her day alone in a room with the imaginary characters from her books, I'd have to say my computer's a lifeline. I'd be lost without it!
How about you? What piece of modern technology could you absolutely not live without?
All my best to you,
Barbara
~~~~~~
Barbara White Daille
http://www.barbarawhitedaille.com
http://www.facebook.com/barbarawhitedaille
https://twitter.com/BarbaraWDaille
What would our lives be like without all that? Nowadays, could you even imagine a world without microwave ovens?
Without home computers?
My grandmother could.
Grandma, who passed away a few years ago, was born very close to the turn of the century. Not this century, of course—the previous one! And according to my favorite online encyclopedia, she was born before all of the above.
Also before the jet plane.
Before the airplane.
Before TELEVISION!
That's hard to believe, isn't it?
In a relatively few decades, so many new things have been invented that have changed our world forever. In just a few short recent years, technology has evolved so rapidly that even my twentysomething nieces and nephews were born before many of the inventions listed above.
Sometimes, I'm not so sure that "new" necessarily equates to "new and improved"—but I do know there are some things I can't imagine living without.Number One, no doubt about it, is my desktop computer.
As a full-time writer who spends most of her day alone in a room with the imaginary characters from her books, I'd have to say my computer's a lifeline. I'd be lost without it!
How about you? What piece of modern technology could you absolutely not live without?
All my best to you,
Barbara
~~~~~~
Barbara White Daille
http://www.barbarawhitedaille.com
http://www.facebook.com/barbarawhitedaille
https://twitter.com/BarbaraWDaille
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