I know it had to exist. If I dig down really deep inside me, I can even muster up my own memories of this so-called existence without the world wide web (as Kate & I like to refer to it). But, for the life of me, I have no idea how we conquered our demons and made it out alive.
On too many times than I am willing to admit, I have sat and pondered this dilemma – What did people do before the internet? How did one convert lbs to kgs in a pinch? Where did you get directions to a new or unknown location? How did one finish a movie without pausing it and researching IMDb to assess where she knows that actor from and why she can’t bring herself to buy him as a villain? And, hypothetically, how would one begin the process of finding that one program out there in the world that has the potential to teach everything one requires to become the most competent outback nurse possible? (hypothetically)
Most importantly, when life’s really big questions arise, how were they solved? Big questions, like, who were the gypsies? Why did they have such darn cool jewellery? What was their mandate in life? Was there a deeper reason that they had to resort to thievery for their livelihood? Is there a way I can become a modern-day gypsy? If I am accepted, will I be forced to deny my lifelong pursuit of righteousness and adopt felony as a way life? Where do I get the skirts and the headwraps?
When these types of things pop into my brilliant whirlwind of a brain, I now have the tools to deal with them.
But, woe to you, poor inhabitants of 1989, what did you do???
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I know it had to exist. If I dig down really deep inside me, I can even muster up my own memories of this so-called existence without the world wide web (as Kate & I like to refer to it). But, for the life of me, I have no idea how we conquered our demons and made it out alive.
On too many times than I am willing to admit, I have sat and pondered this dilemma – What did people do before the internet? How did one convert lbs to kgs in a pinch? Where did you get directions to a new or unknown location? How did one finish a movie without pausing it and researching IMDb to assess where she knows that actor from and why she can’t bring herself to buy him as a villain? And, hypothetically, how would one begin the process of finding that one program out there in the world that has the potential to teach everything one requires to become the most competent outback nurse possible? (hypothetically)
Most importantly, when life’s really big questions arise, how were they solved? Big questions, like, who were the gypsies? Why did they have such darn cool jewellery? What was their mandate in life? Was there a deeper reason that they had to resort to thievery for their livelihood? Is there a way I can become a modern-day gypsy? If I am accepted, will I be forced to deny my lifelong pursuit of righteousness and adopt felony as a way life? Where do I get the skirts and the headwraps?
When these types of things pop into my brilliant whirlwind of a brain, I now have the tools to deal with them.
But, woe to you, poor inhabitants of 1989, what did you do???