tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23284097.post1753906242690115509..comments2023-09-03T07:38:56.746-04:00Comments on Musings and Observations...: Feeling old?Crazy Computer Dadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00050349204017128913noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23284097.post-13641638586284590242008-12-01T23:18:00.000-05:002008-12-01T23:18:00.000-05:00I overheard one of my high school students telling...I overheard one of my high school students telling his friend that his mom made him use a phone book for the first time that week. I don't know what they had to look up, but it wasn't available on line. He didn't even know they had one in the house. He's 18 and unbelievably smart. It made my heart ache. Phone books, like libraries are a wealth of information.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23284097.post-59874404391656340142008-12-01T00:08:00.000-05:002008-12-01T00:08:00.000-05:00the underlying question of libraries is this - wha...the underlying question of libraries is this - what is knowledge? i feel my own blog post coming on... but i'll say this - tell stories to your kid. heck, tell stories to anyone who will listen to them. what we lose most in the digital age is the storytelling. everyone and anyone has a blog now (current audience notwithstanding) and the true art of relaying your life and the significant and not-so-significant events in life gets buried underneath. <BR/><BR/>related to this, i love that you took the time to recount your trip to yosemite. i love that you post pics of a random day at the park. this is what occupies shelf-space, virtual as it may be, right next to my collection of anime and hentai. haha. wait, strike that last thing.Robinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12485505311965043913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23284097.post-17748645137799116662008-11-30T23:58:00.000-05:002008-11-30T23:58:00.000-05:00I love random thoughts!! There should be more of t...I love random thoughts!! There should be more of them...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com