Connections

You know, there are many times that I am saddened by my advanced age.   I happen to be fortunate enough to look younger than many people my age, and most days I don't really feel old but....well there are occasions when the knees creak climbing stairs. Although I take my blood pressure every day at home and record it on a program on my computer to print out and bring to the doctor (120 over 80 today -thanks) and I go to the gym for 35 minutes on the treadmill, and a few minutes pumping other assorted machines, in this techno always changing world we live in there are times I feel totally out of the loop. Now before I go any further I want to stress that it is my opinion that people born around the time I was were born at the perfect time.  We are old enough to remember the good old days when we lived in a kinder gentler world, and yet we were graduating from high school at a time when the computer age was just about to explode and change our world forever.  Our minds were open enough to absorb and accept this new technology, and use it to our advantage in the work world  and also in our personal lives.  Yes it was rough back in the day when you couldn't just "Google," something, or when you had to spend an hour on the phone making airline reservations. Ah yes we live in a much easier world now convenience wise- but we also lie in a much more impersonal world too.  Just look around as you are driving how many people have phones stuck to their ears, or walking through the mall and no one looks at you because thumbs fling they are deeply engrossed in texting.  How sad.  Now I  bring this up because I am a bit disappointed by my recent attempts to connect to my past through facebook.  I searched through people from my graduating class and my first stumbling block was how few out of that huge class were actually listed. (I was also a bit miffed by some who list themselves as graduating with the Wakefield High class of '67 that I never heard of-nor can I find any mention of in the yearbook????)  Anyway I reached out to a few, sent friend requests, and received approvals back- but with few exceptions- haven't really heard back from any of them.  I mentioned this to a co worker of mine (25 years younger than I) and she said , "Well David, most people your age don't use the computer that much...." (good thing I wasn't checking my blood pressure right after that little exchange) But curiously, I think she is right.  Now I like to think of myself as being pretty up to date techo-wise- I have an I pod Touch- apple computer etc, but as it was pointed out to me, for the most part people I see online might not be so tech savvy and may be on facebook to see pictures of grandkids etc.  Oh well I tried- and I ma here so any one who wants to get in touch please do.  Always nice to see and or hear from folks from my past.