6/4/2019
“You, You, You, You can make my dreams come true…” as I woke up this morning, this song was the SIMH. In my memory of it, it seemed to me to be sung by a quartet in the 50s. But when I looked it up I found it was originally done by Mel Carter (listening, it was very familiar) and also by Sam Cooke and Sonny James. The part in my memory was, “We were made for each other, sure as the heavens above, we were made for each other, to have, to hold and to love!” Ah, the romance of the 50s!!!
Had a visitor last night, our partner Chuck came through on his way to meet the rest of his family on the East coast for a little R & R. He came in, we talked for about 3 hours, he slept for about 6 hours, left this morning at about 4:30. Nice visit, maybe on his way back we’ll get the same opportunity. It’s good to have conversations face to face for clearer understanding, I think. Video conferencing works, but not quite the same as live. We may have a busy Summer and Fall with new stores, etc. The interest in the Blue Jug stores has risen dramatically; in Texas, Alabama, Louisiana and a scattered one or two elsewhere.
The more advanced the technology gets (for video conferences and video calls), the easier everything becomes. It’s very common now to do what we’ve seen promised for a long, long time, going back to the late 70s when “Ma Bell” was all one conglomerate and there was little to no competition for telephoning. Then, with that bust-up about 1980, came the privilege of free enterprise through choices, which prompted innovation, which prompted cell tower constructions and cell phone usage and cheaper rates for better and more portable service, which prompted more innovation by the advent of the www (internet), which brought about phones with cameras, which brought about easy to use video, allowed by broader bandwidths, which allows seamless video-ing between me and practically everyone I know!
What a time to be alive! If we could just walk out to the driveway and step into an easily airborne vehicle, unperturbed by wind or weather, arriving safely at our destination a few minutes later, we would be in that world we’ve been seeing artists’ renderings of for about 80 years. Soon, maybe soon. …You think I’m kidding?
For the past 10-12 years I have regretted not having the wherewithal to hire a driver to take us on trips, not depending on my energy level to manage what used to be easy trips by road travel. Well, guess what, if I live a few more years (and I might), I’ll probably gain access to a vehicle which will not require a driver! How long after that will it be before I can be air-riding to my destination as I mentioned in the last paragraph? I think not long.
[Notwithstanding I know that “Some Day Soon, my Savior will call out my name…” and “I’ll Fly Away…” anyway. This is not meant to have been an attempt at prophecy, but some believed the breaking up of the Bell Telephone monopoly would cause more harm than good. Seems quite the opposite to me.]
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