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Trivia Questions (Answers @ end)<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. Who said, \u201cWhen I was a boy of 14, my father was so ignorant I could hardly stand to have the old man around. But when I turned 21, I was astonished at how much he had learned in seven years.<\/em>\u201d?<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. Who said, \u201cWhy does boiling eggs make them hard, but boiling pasta makes it soft?\u201d<\/em>?<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. In what song (and who sang it) did we hear:
    Now it’s been ten thousand years<\/em>
    Man has cried a billion tears<\/em>
    For what, he never knew, now man’s reign is through<\/em>
    But through eternal night, the twinkling of starlight<\/em>
    So very far away, maybe it’s only yesterday<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n
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    <\/div>
    Blog #154 (Audio)<\/div><\/div>
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    Published: <\/span>October 9, 2023<\/span><\/div>
    <\/div>Audio by Andy Adkins<\/a><\/div><\/form><\/span>5<\/span> Downloads<\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div>
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    I have a love\/hate relationship with technology. I\u2019m sure I\u2019m not the only one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    The Facts:<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

    Born in 1954, I\u2019m a baby-boomer. My father served in WWII, came home and, after a few years, met and married my mom. My sister, Anne, was born in 1953. I guess she was an OK kid, \u2018cause I was born a year and a half later.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    What does that say about me<\/em> when my parents decided I\u2019d be the last? Asking for a friend\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    I grew up during the Space Age, the Cold War, 60s and 70s hippy movement, the Vietnam War, and the Information Age. I understand the \u201cbaby-boomer\u201d generation. However, I have no earthly idea what Gen-X, Gen-Y, and Gen-Z are. But I spend far too much time worrying about the generation following Gen-Z and what they\u2019ll be labeled\u2026 Gen-A1?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    My first job (other than mowing lawns and washing cars) was answering the phone at my dad\u2019s office. He was a lawyer and practiced what was commonly called (back in the 60s), \u201cDoor Law.\u201d My mom also worked as his bookkeeper and would often joke when I asked her what that meant.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    \u201cIt means we\u2019ll take any client who walks through the door.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Surely you jest. Now the practice of law has become such a specialty that \u201cDoor Law\u201d means someone who got hit by a door. And yes, people sue for things like that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Speaking of doors, I\u2019m reminded of the term happiness<\/em>. \u201cEveryone brings happiness to our home. Some by coming, some by going.\u201d<\/em> You\u2019ve seen this one before, I\u2019m sure. One of the many Internet memes floating around.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    But I digress\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    TV Channels<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

    I\u2019m so old that I\u2019ve watched a black & white TV with only three channels. We had to get up from the couch and walk over to change the channel. Sometimes, my dad asked me to fetch some aluminum foil from the kitchen and wrap it around the rabbit ear antennas to watch the local football game.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    \"Vintage
    Vintage “Rabbit Ear” Antenna<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

    Captain Kangaroo, Hercules, and my favorite Saturday morning cartoons.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Ahh\u2026 the good ol\u2019 days.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Now, there\u2019s a million channels on cable TV. I only watch three. When I called the cable TV service, they\u2019re the first to brag about the fact, \u201cbut sir, we have 200 channels you can access.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    They don\u2019t like it when I ask, \u201cTell me, miss\u2026 how many of those 200 channels do you actually watch yourself?\u201d Talk about deflection.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    So, we ditched cable TV, since there\u2019s nothing I like to watch other than a few nature shows on PBS and sometimes, college football.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    \"The<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

    Now, I\u2019m dealing with streaming channels. Netflix, Amazon Prime, Hulu, Freebee, Roku, Disney+, ESPN+, Peacock, Apple TV+, Paramount+, WTF+, and another few hundred I don\u2019t care to research.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    The fact is now I have access to more than a million channels, and I still<\/em> can\u2019t find anything decent to watch.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    But whenever I find something good to watch, which, BTW, takes about an hour of surfing through the channels, I get to watch it on my 55\u201d OLED screen in fantastic colors. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    I love the fact that I can watch whatever I want on a large screen TV. One that\u2019s screen is so thin that our cat couldn’t curl on top of it like our old console set.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Cell Phones<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

    Another Internet meme: \u201cI\u2019m so old that I\u2019ve dialed a rotary phone that didn\u2019t have an answering machine.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

    When I was growing up as a kid in Gainesville, Florida, we had a rotary dial telephone. Our phone number was \u201cFranklin 2-8614.\u201d You had to \u201cdial\u201d (not push) the first number, wait for the dial to return, then dial the second number, and so forth. It literally took a minute to dial a number, unless of course, you were in a hurry and even then, you probably miss-dialed the number and had to start over.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    And back then, my dad put a 10-minute limit on our phone calls when we reached high school age. My dear sister started that, since she\u2019d be on the phone for an \u201ceternity,\u201d talking to one boyfriend or another. Since I was a year and a half younger, I had to pay the price of also limiting my phone calls to 10 minutes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Of course, that limitation would certainly help me when I made phone calls from Guam back to the US when I was in the Navy. $15 for a 3-minute phone call. You learn quickly how to tell your life story in that short amount of time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    One more meme: \u201cI\u2019m so old that I\u2019ve eaten food that I didn\u2019t take pictures of.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

    On the other hand\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    I love the fact that I can receive photos either by text or email of my kids and their kids\u2026 almost instantaneously.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Computers<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

    I guess you could say I came into the Computer Age at the right time. I have two degrees in Electrical Engineering. When I first began programming computers (aside from the college education), we programmed in FORTRAN, COBAL, Pascal, and for me, microprocessor assembly language. Ahh.. the good ol\u2019 days.<\/p>\n\n\n

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    \"Vintage<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

    I\u2019ve seen the industry transition from DOS to Windows (I\u2019m still a PC guy, but I have no qualms with Mac-ese). I\u2019ve seen the industry grow from dual 5\u00bc\u201d 360kb floppy drives to 10GB \u201cfree\u201d Google cloud storage. I\u2019ve seen the software development grow from assembly language & compilers to so many different programming languages, I don\u2019t even know where to start.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    I lost those skills a long time ago.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    But I do like the fact that I can access my email, my contacts, my files, and my photos, from my laptop computer, my iPad, or my Samsung Galaxy phone from almost anywhere because they reside in the cloud (whatever and wherever that is).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Tech Support<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

    WordPerfect set the standard back in the \u201cold days\u201d of computer support. At one time, the company had over a thousand employees in support, answering your questions without a long wait. They even had a music DJ that not only played good tunes (spelled \u201cNo Effing Elevator Music\u201d). Not only that, but the DJs would also announce how many people were in the queue for your specific support request.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Sigh\u2014those days are long gone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Now it\u2019s next to impossible to get anyone on the phone and when you do, it\u2019s almost next to impossible to understand the person, whether it\u2019s a technological barrier (static) or it\u2019s a language barrier. \u201cI\u2019m from the south. Can you speak a little slower and a little louder?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    If you try to get online support, you\u2019re asked a dozen questions that have nothing to do with what you\u2019re asking about and then you\u2019re presented with a series of photos: \u201cplease choose those photos with a traffic light.\u201d Or my favorite, \u201cplease choose those photos with a crosswalk.\u201d All because they want you to prove that you’re not a robot. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Social Media<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

    I don\u2019t even know where to start with social media. Of course, I post my blog on my Facebook page(s) and share it with other FB groups. So that\u2019s a good thing for me. If people don\u2019t like it, they can just scroll past it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    And the ability to see photos of family & friends and many of their travels \u2013 precious.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Cat videos\u2014OH MY GOD!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Food? Give me a break.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Facebook, Instagram, Twitter (or \u201cX\u201d), TikTok, and dozens of other platforms. Back when I was a CIO for a large law firm in West Virginia, there were only a few social media platforms that we in IT needed to worry about. Now-a-days, talk about a \u201ctime suck.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Of course, when you\u2019re retired, it\u2019s easy to sit & scroll.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Ordering Fast Food<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

    Don\u2019t even get me started.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Back in the day when I worked at Burger Chef<\/strong> (and yes, briefly<\/em> at McDonald\u2019s<\/strong>), we took orders at the counter. Now a days, some restaurants (not to mention McDonald\u2019s by name) require you to walk in and order using a kiosk\u2014a high-tech method of making you feel like a dumbass.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    I mean, when the store sends someone out to help you order on this machine that never gets your order correct\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    \u2026 \u201cI\u2019d like a hamburger with mustard, mayonnaise, lettuce, tomato, and onion\u2026\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

    \u201cI\u2019m sorry, sir, but you\u2019ll need to order it this way. No ketchup, no pickle, and no cheese.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

    He smiles\u2026 dumbass.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Know what I\u2019m sayin\u2019?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    And, to top that off, where\u2019re the extra napkins, ketchup, and Lord forbid, a coffee stirrer? Oh yeah, they\u2019re at the counter. Except\u2026 there\u2019s no one at the friggin\u2019 counter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    I give up\u2026 I\u2019m going to Wendy\u2019s.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Phone Call \/ Text \/ Email \/ Memo<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

    Back when I was a CIO (Chief Information Officer) for a law firm, more than once I received a phone call from an attorney who asked if I’d gotten her text about an email she’d sent regarding a memo she wrote, sent through department mail… that morning. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    I swear, I can’t make this stuff up!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    She was the obviously the type of person who stood beside the microwave… “Come on!”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    There Are Exceptions<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

    I will admit, however, that I\u2019ve been to Starbucks<\/strong>. God no, not for their coffee. But to watch people order and, more importantly, how the people behind<\/em> those people react when they order the weirdest\u2026 stuff.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    \u201cGreen tea latte. One pump classic, nonfat, six enormous scoops of matcha, 195 degrees\u2014exact, and absolutely no foam.\u201d<\/em> And watch her hover over the order like a newborn baby.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    \u201cGrande in a venti cup, 20\/20 vanilla\/hazelnut, whole mile, 190 degrees\u2014exact (he followed the woman before), add whip and extra caramel drizzle latte.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

    I swear, I do not make this crap up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Keep in mind, I only<\/em> do this for research.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    My newest book, UNTIL WE MEET AGAIN<\/strong> (to be published later this year), has several scenes that take place in a Starbucks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    I mean, where else can I find these types of prominent characters and the reactions of people around them?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Winding Down<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

    Now that I\u2019ve finished my techno.rant, version 1.0, I\u2019ll also tell you I spent most of my professional career in the computer and technology industry. I \u201cgrew up\u201d in this computer age from the time I graduated with a degree in electrical engineering until the time I retired a few years ago.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    I started out using the old \u201cIBM-compatible\u201d PCs. You remember those days? The Microsoft DOS 3.1 operating system, single floppy drive, and a whopping 640 kilobytes of memory. And\u2026 you could choose to use a computer monochrome monitor with either green or amber text. Best of all, a keyboard that actually \u201cclicked\u201d when you typed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Now, I use a Lenovo ThinkPad laptop computer, Microsoft Windows 11, 16 gigabytes of RAM memory, a one terabyte hard drive, and connect to two external wide-screen monitors (makes it easier for the \u201clarge print\u201d edition).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Most of the time, it works. But for those times when computers don\u2019t work for me, I write a blog about my love\/hate relationship with technology.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    They tell you to keep your computer, your phone, and your multitude of devices updated, especially all your \u201capps.\u201d I don\u2019t know about you, but when I set my system(s) to update automatically, they do, and usually something breaks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    <sigh> I guess I\u2019ll have to call tech support <sigh><\/p>\n\n\n\n

    I\u2019m guessing there\u2019s an Internet meme out there somewhere.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Until we meet again,
    Andy<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Answers<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    1. Mark Twain.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    2. Anonymous Internet meme.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    3. In the Year 2525<\/em><\/strong> (1969), Zager & Evans; written by Richard Lee Evans.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

      Andy Adkins<\/strong> is a US Navy veteran (\u201973-77) and the author of several books, including You Can\u2019t Get Much Closer Than This-Combat with the 80th \u201cBlue Ridge\u201d Division in World War II Europe<\/a><\/em><\/strong>, published by Casemate Publishers (2005) and selected as the Book of the Month for the Military Book Club. His newest novel, NEVER FORGET<\/em><\/strong><\/a>, is the story of A Vietnam Veteran\u2019s Journey for Redemption & Forgiveness<\/em>; NEVER FORGET<\/strong> is offered as a FREE (PDF, eBook format) download. Adkins also writes a weekly blog, \u201cA Veteran\u2019s Journey.\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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