Wednesday, September 30, 2009

100 Things Your Kids May Never Know About

Check out this article by going to this link.

I was sad for my kids when I was reminded of some of these...BUT, then I was consoled by the fact that most kids won't know anything like this, but my kids WILL know about some of these SINCE I STILL USE THEM!! (Man, I'm really out of it!)

Like:
  • I still have a VCR - and I use it to record a show if I can't watch it LIVE!
  • Matt mostly has the cassette tapes still hanging around (he cannot part with them, even though he has the same group and/or songs on CD!) And we still have a few personal stereos in our home, too.
  • I have a single Betamax tape, too. It has a roadshow I was in recorded on it - anyone know how I preserve this now. Or better yet, how it can even be viewed now?
  • My clock radio by my bed still has a tuning dial, so as I turn it - YES, I can hear static between stations.
  • I have to watch T.V. when the networks say I should - and it's never a convenient time - so maybe that contributes to my lack of T.V. watching, too!
  • We have a joystick for some games to play on the T.V. and/or computer.
  • We still have a stack of phone books & yellow pages.
  • We even get a few magazines in the mail (made from dead trees)
  • We manually unlock our '96 Camry car door.
  • I prefer writing checks (I can keep track of our account balance better.)
  • We look out the window on long car drives - OR talk to one another. (what a novel idea!)
  • I always check out books from the library (and that's the only thing I use the library for.)
  • So, tell me the difference between "nerd" and "geek." (I still think they have the same meaning.)

And y'all probably think I am one due to my above list! :)

4 comments:

~Pam said...

I would have close to the same list you have...!!!

Gus n' Jamie said...

even I don't know what a betamax tape is!!!!

Suzanne said...

Jamie -
It's a video tape that was A LOT less popular than the VHS ones, so it eventually disappeared. But, my family had a Beta VCR for a while! :)

Sarah said...

I thought I loved you...now I KNOW I love you!

p.s.- I always get weird looks when I pull out my checkbook to write a check. Sometimes the cashier looks like they don't know what to do with it!