Edit post

Edit your reply below.

Post Body
Enter your post below.
Yes Indeedy,...I am the Anti-Redmond, Anti-MS, Anti-Gates, of biblical proportions... He's so rich...and I'm so po...=) Yes, technology is nice, some things are way better. But, if you look at the Buying power of the dollar, the cost of a house, a car, a set of Living room furniture, etc in compare to a years wages, ...adjusting for inflation...the 50's were our High water mark.. Remember when the "word" was "Stay in school, oppose communism, and the american dream will be yours"? Then the wording was changed to "can be yours" Then the gold standard was 86'ed Then, the Gov't decided that the cost of housing was causing unrealistic impact on the published CPI index?...so...IT WAS DROPPED from the calculation. Can't you see the association? eg "The American Dream was an unrealistic goal for most folks" In 56, even the Milkman could expect to buy a house, affordably,....look what happened to him.. OK, I was joking about the last part, but the last several years, I've been trying something "new" Used to be, I'd see an ad on TV, latest and greatest xyz to open in town, and I'd be on the freeway to go check it out,...much like the rest of America. Maybe I'm just getting older, but the "sizzle" is no longer more important than the steak. When I get home from work, the car stays pretty much parked in the drive. If I want to eat out, I walk a block or three, to one of the Local restaurants, where the staff and manager recognize me as a regular, treat me exceptionally well. No "40 minute hustle" table turn,..etc And ya know what? I like it better!! I've become a citizen of my Local environ,. with numerous businesses and service providers seeing me as "special", rather than just part of the "5:30 onslaught" Thinking back, that's pretty much the world that Ward and June Cleaver lived in,...now isn't it? Yeah I dig modern tech too. Give me Gilligans Island and a T-1 line any day, and I'd be building a raft for the Skipper, the Professor, and Mr Howell to galantly sail out seeking our rescue, while I'd stay behind, you know, just to keep the girls safe... And I'd have all that I need ;-)
Tags (Optional)
Tags are keywords that get attached to your post. They are used to categorize your submission and make it easier to search for. To add tags to your post type a tag into the box below and click the "Add Tag" button.
Add Tag