tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5429197454576425211.post9117150153366057801..comments2023-06-23T08:23:34.894-04:00Comments on The Pipe and Grumble: The Head Falls Silent in this Middle AgeWinstonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17975027530244662003noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5429197454576425211.post-12522467967588302612010-07-27T20:23:15.830-04:002010-07-27T20:23:15.830-04:00Jeanne - Once I was on vacation with my grandparen...Jeanne - Once I was on vacation with my grandparents at their cottage in the Cascade Mountains in Washington. One of the most beautiful spots on Earth, no electricity, propane gas lamps, outhouse, etc. It was the late 1980s, and I had a digital watch that beeped every hour. When my uncle heard this he took the watch away and told me I could have it back when we went back to the city. "So, how are we going to know what time it is?" I said. "By looking at the Sun," he said. Let me tell you, even in the light of the campfire, the stars up there were something else.Winstonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17975027530244662003noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5429197454576425211.post-28701767928164398042010-07-26T07:14:17.112-04:002010-07-26T07:14:17.112-04:00I personally find texting anoing and only use in r...I personally find texting anoing and only use in real emergency situations. There was this great show on the history channel about vacations in America 1920-1950. oh how I long for those vacations we took as a child. no tech. to connect us constintly. Do we realy hear the babble of the brook or sway of the breeze in the trees? The fondest memory my children have of their lives as youngsters has nothing to do with video (fairly new) tv or being in side. I understand that postage is high so just email me but goodness how many places does one need to be connected? I pulled the pug! No face book myspace twitter etc. for me. once when the children were small I was so fed up my husband came home to find the cord cut off the tv! It is no wonder people not only do not have the grace of conversation but do not know how to talk at all realy, as you said they sit at lunch in silence! I use to be rude not to acknowlege a person now it is rude to speak!Jeannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08228454366955268540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5429197454576425211.post-68013740566761459512010-07-11T10:40:29.439-04:002010-07-11T10:40:29.439-04:00I am not middle aged, and I agree wholeheartedly! ...I am not middle aged, and I agree wholeheartedly! Admittedly, I am prone to thumb through messages in a waiting room or break room situation to avoid talking to people on an off day. Yet, what ever did happen to striking up a conversation with a co-worker or even a complete stranger? Seems the internet is reserved for that, now. Why bother chatting with someone face to face when you can just wait until they've left to text, i.m. or email them later? So odd.Renee of the Faehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13081022805749169331noreply@blogger.com