Writing

[celesteel]

There has been some slight discussion on LJ about the decreasing volume of exciting posts, perhaps due to the race to Tumbler and Twitter by the majority of participants in the cyber world who are in a different age group

Comments

[chaotic_binky]

I think we are the same age.

Congratulations on your decision to get out of the rut. I hope you find the journey joy filled and inspirational :)

Hugs.

Thank you!

[celesteel]

You are actually one of the nicest people I have ever not met! I always love to read your notes about your family and your home. We live in very different places and yet we often have similar experiences.

Thanks for the encouragement! What is that saying, today is the first day of the rest of our lives!

Hugs back!

Re: Thank you!

[chaotic_binky]

Thank you :)

[leigh_tapscott]

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That entry hit the mark with me. I remember so well how excited I was about the internet and Google. I had the entire world at my fingertips!

When my daddy bought up the Blitz on London, I could hardly believe over 10,000 Londoners died EACH day. Got home, googled - and dang - he was right!

The next time he came to my house, I showed him what I'd read. He refused to even look!

My father was an intelligent, well-read man. Whose mind was totally closed to computers and 'computer things'.

That has really stuck with me - and I'm determined never to close-my-mind to new things.

But then XP died. The thing-to-do was to migrate to Windows 8. I couldn't! It was just too different!

So I bought a used Win 7 machine. I have gradually - Very Gradually - learned how to use it.

Win 8 still scares the bejeebers out of me. So, I'm holding out for Win 10, which doesn't HAVE to use that tiled screen.

I feel like I've become my father...

[celesteel]

I am your father, I'm just trying to not be my Grandmother!

But I do understand!

When I was small I asked Grandma why she didn't drive. She told me she was too old by the time she had a chance to learn. I thought then that I would never be too old to learn something new! I now realize that she was in her fifty's when she could have learned to drive so for the last twenty years of her life she was dependent upon other people to get where she needed to go.

But I understand her better now. I am in my fifty's and I rebel against learning a new computer program, much less operating a machine that could kill people.

Thanks for the comment. I am a bit shy about corresponding, but I have met some very nice people through the internet. I am especially thankful to have this chance to let you know what a privilege is is to hear from you. I am devouring your stories. You are so very talented. Thank you so much for sharing!