Tempus Fugit!!

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Lon

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Time Flies, and that is never more true than when you are on the computer, and today that is particularly true for me. I got up early at 6 AM and got my morning cup of coffee, had a bit of breakfast at 7 AM, then showered and shaved, went for a walk and came back to my apartment, got online about 8 AM and here it is now 2:45 PM. Ah well, I am retired after all so no big deal, all my household chores are done and I don't need to do any grocery shopping. May go to a movie after dinner tonight.
 

I have a bad habit of getting off-track when I'm on the computer and losing track of time. I'll get on to look up something like a telephone number, but there's something there that grabs my interest so I have to look up something else, which leads to something else, which leads to.....well, you get the picture. Next thing I know, I've been sitting here for three hours, my butt is numb, my head is so full of useless facts and I still don't know the telephone number of the hair salon. Thus goes my day.
 

I'm often amazed at how many hours I can spend online. Some say it's a waste of time, but if you are enjoying yourself or learning something, how can it be a waste of time??
 
Speaking of ironing, I am flabbergasted that my daughter in law irons everything. Clothes, of course, but also underwear, towels, table cloth, sheets and pillow cases, you name it. She irons for her husband, her son and daughter, herself.
 
The personal computer is such a blessing for retirees. My first was in 1995 and it had a remarkable 16MB of RAM. Amazon had just opened for business, the internet was so slow that it gave me a headache, but I was still fascinated by it. I had a Flight Simulator which ran on Windows 95 and showed terrain as just a green or brown shaded area on the screen. The internet service was dial up (when you could get on) and I had to pay bills from different telephone companies because I was always looking for any connection that was available. Spread sheets were a total mystery although I immediately started using email without any difficulty.

Today, I'm still not up on all the technology but I do have a very fast DSL monitor and my computer has a large screen with an unbelievable 2000 MB of random access memory, which is far more than I will ever need. When my PC goes down, it's like I've lost at least 50% of my brain and it scares me to be so dependent on a machine but, all in all, I'm very grateful to Microsoft, IBM and everyone who did anything to bring the PC and internet into my life as a retired person.
 
Ameriscot said:
I'm often amazed at how many hours I can spend online. Some say it's a waste of time, but if you are enjoying yourself or learning something, how can it be a waste of time??
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i agree & the internet has replaced the public library as far as I am concerned.
 
I love my computer and my online time. Yes, sometimes it gets away from me but that's better than not having it. I feel somewhat isolated up in the mts so my computer time really opens up the world to me. I'm in touch with friends from 40 years ago and have made some new ones, not to mention all the other benefits of being online like news, games. and I really feel I have the whole world at my fingertips. :)
 
Lon said:
i agree & the internet has replaced the public library as far as I am concerned.
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That's what I was thinking. I regard the internet as a modern marvel. It is the best library that I have ever come across and more contemporary than any library based only on the printed word. And in this library you are allowed to talk to other people.
 
And we all have Al Gore to thank for this...:eek:nthego:
 

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