Originally Posted by Janis
I'm an 'old fogie'!!!! I remember when, not too many years ago, when my youngest daughter was in college and took me to the computer lab and showed me how to look up patterns of all kinds on the computer. Then she got a computer, and got on e-mail and talked to other college kids. I thought 'that's nice, it's a college thing.' Then our older adult children got computers too and I thought 'that's nice, it will help keep them connected.' Then she got US on the computer too. When she got a job and went away to work and didn't need the computer, it was left for us to use for e-mail. We slowly got into other things on the computer, and are lost without one!!! I found out that 'computers are for kids of all ages!' Even those of us with gray or white hair. How far my thinking has come in such a short amount of time!
I know what you mean. I said from the get-go that the computer would steal our minds - - and, every time hubby reformats the hard drive - - all of my ideas go away ...
Now we have Carbonite, so that isn't an issue ... but, I really enjoy the company I find on the net for the most part, and it is a handy tool.
If the pseudos ever get their way and we go back to living in caves with whale fat for lanterns, I will recall these days fondly.
Speaking of which! I heard someone say today that China and other nations are getting involved with wind power and alternative methods of energy production ...
I would just like to point out that China is ALSO drilling for oil ... in other words, they are not looking to replace current energy sources, they are looking for ways to gain ADDITIONAL energy ... (just a little teaching moment there <g>) <wave>