I've been toying for some time now with the idea of creating a blog, and finally decided to take the plunge. I might mention a book I've read, but I don't anticipate any deep insights worthy of a book club discussion. I might report on a new recipe or two along the way, but I'm not systematically making my way through a particular cookbook in a year's time. Crafts? If I ever finish knitting the creche I've been working on for years, I will certainly let you know. I love my family, my basset hound, homeschooling, gardening, family history, traveling, music, and Disneyland, and I belong to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. This blog will be a little of this and a little of that. I'm a dabble blogger! Feel free to follow along if your interests are as scattered as mine. :-)
A political map of the world circa 1987. The Soviet Union takes up a sizable portion. A lot has happened in the last 39 years. The Berlin Wall came down. The Soviet Union collapsed. The Twin Towers fell. Technology has changed: landlines and phone booths are practically extinct, and random questions can be answered in seconds by asking Google, Siri, or Alexa. No longer do drivers keep the Thomas Guide in their cars; navigation systems will give turn-by-turn directions, and recalculate when the driver doesn't follow the directions. Some cars don't even need drivers. While many shoppers do their shopping in-person, some simply log into Amazon and have their item show up on their doorstep--sometimes within hours. I've seen pieces of the Berlin Wall. I've traveled to places that used to be behind the Iron Curtain. I've been to Ground Zero. I no longer have a house phone, and have looked up the answers to countless questions using my cell phone. I do not miss the stress...
Maybe one of these days I'll venture into blogging too. I've got such great examples to follow:)
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