My nephew started college this month. If that didn’t make me feel old, the newest edition of the Beloit College Mindset List certainly did. If you’re not familiar with the Mindset List, Beloit College has been releasing a new version every August since 1998. It...
There’s a new fad circulating on a few social media sites. It’s a guessing game “Age Test” that offers photos of items that have fallen out of use and into obscurity. Photos of a roller-skate key, a sardine can key, an eight-track player, even drive-in movie theater...
Hard copy may be going the way of 8-track tapes. Physical books are being dissed in favor of electronic formats. The cost of publishing hard copy books is increasing even as the sales of e-books climb. E-readers and tablets are competing fast and furiously, from...
It used to be in the realm of science fiction. Not anymore. Designer babies are one step closer to reality. A U.S....
Privacy is dead. When George Orwell wrote about “Big Brother” watching in his novel, 1984, I wonder if he imagined...
I’m a low-tech gal. I still use a paper pocket calendar to manage my schedule. I stand on line at the bank to make...