I love technology.

Here it is ten years into the millennium and I am a little upset. I am still waiting for my hoverboard. You know, that skateboard without wheels we saw on the second Back to the Future movie. Granted, the “future” depicted in that movie was 2015, but I haven’t even seen plans or promotions for the hoverboard. By the time it actually does get here I’ll be too old to ride it!
I have been amazed at how technology has changed over the last 30 plus years. I remember standing around with some friends a few years ago and talking about how we would show pictures of our grandkids on handheld devices rather than carrying them around in our wallets. Little did I imagine that we would be able to make phone calls on those same machines.
Changing with the times we sometimes don’t recognize the changes around us until highlighted by a youngster. For example, my nephew rode with me in my totally un-automatic truck. No sooner had I buckled him into his child seat, he noticed the window cranks. His eyes got big and he said, “Does that open the window? Cool!” Another example was when a young lady was taking a picture of two cute girls at church. She had a disposable camera and was trying to use up the roll so she could get it developed. As soon as the flash cleared from the children’s eyes they rushed over and said, “I wanna see!”
Dealing with the youth as much as I do I fail to realize that many of these students don’t know what a record or a cassette tape is – much less an 8-track. They have never dialed a rotary dial phone or dealt with party lines. On a hot summer day they drink water from a bottle and not the garden hose. When they get called for dinner, mom doesn’t stick her head out the door and scream, she sends them a text.
My daughter has a quote on her Facebook page where she and her best friend predicted a future conversation. “Aw mom, not another DVD!! Why can't we watch the holographic 3D viewer?!” Check out her prediction by going to your local electronics store and ask to see the new 3D TV. Seriously! Meanwhile, I’m going back to the shop and work on my hoverboard. Christmas 2015 is not that far away!