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Pastimes : Where the GIT's are going

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To: Naomi who wrote (184110)10/2/2009 9:30:25 PM
From: ManyMoose3 Recommendations  Read Replies (1) of 225578
 
I'm so glad you enjoyed my memories of Montana, and I'm humbled by your kind words.

It's hard for me to live "in the moment" and sometimes I get in trouble by not being there. My mind has its own universe, and that's where my attention is usually focused.

Part of that trouble stems from imagining things as they were, because I'm afraid of what they are going to become with the advances of technology and human social habits.

I love the fact that I have actually experienced hand-cranked telephones, and helped to maintain phone line in the woods by climbing up trees with climbing spurs. I fel that it gives me a greater appreciation when I pick up my cell phone and go through who knows how many satellites and tower linkages that are far removed from anything I can see.

Other experiences I've had connect the past and the future. I wrote about one such earlier. I don't know whether you saw this story hat I wrote about in August: ManyMoose watching 21st Century technology while experiencing 1920s technology...click HERE

Our parents' generation is truly the greatest generation that ever was or will be. They made the transition from a time when horses were a primary mode of transportation to a time when space travel is an accomplished fact. It's really quite amazing.
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