Ah, that antique, ancient year of 2000.
May 2, 2000 was a game changing day of the technological revolution of the 21st Century, as per executive order from President Bill Clinton, the United States government opened up access to its Global Positioning Satellite technology, which it had been using exclusively for military operations for over two decades, for civilian use. I remember the car my Mom rented for a trip in September of that year had a very crude GPS device in it, which was a precursor to the GPS systems that were still a few years away from becoming the latest hot gadget everyone had to have. Those dashboard mounted devices have already been obsoleted by the GPS technology that is standard in those smartphones everyone but me has in the 2020’s. Did you know the US government owns and maintains the GPS system used everywhere on the planet? I didn’t until about a year ago…
That should elicit a shudder around the world…
Now that we found our way here via asking the guy at the filling station for directions, let’s answer this week’s Share Your World questions from Di!
The pioneers didn’t need GPS…
Have you ever had a hangover? How old were you?
It’s hard to get a hangover when you’ve never been drunk, or even tipsy.
My Shelf Critters have plenty of experience with the bottle, though….
And….. other intoxicating drugs of choice.
Was your favorite social gathering place a pub, club, or restaurant?
My favorite anti-social gathering was my room…. or post-internet, whichever room has the computer. Like the room I’m in now!
With the gaming computer of death.
Which do you prefer to play: darts, pool, table football soccer or a card game?
I had a dartboard when I was a kid, and somehow managed not to maim any of my sisters with the real metal darts. We played the shit out of card games…. war, rummy, canasta (a family favorite), Uno. Pool and foosball were luxuries that I might occasionally wander into during a gathering at a much richer relative’s house. I loved playing both when I got the chance, but never got the chance to play either regularly…. and now, well, you can’t play foosball by yourself.
And Ody doesn’t care for games with balls…
Do you still meet up with your friends on a regular basis?
Who?
I don’t even meet up much with these friends anymore.
Gratitude AI Image:
Just because I don’t have any friends doesn’t mean everyone else shouldn’t. Here’s a pair of possum BFF’s that I’m sure will tug at Draliman’s heartstrings!
Box not included….
squirrels have thumb-like digits on their front paws, they really only have four digits on their front paw, and the fingers were designed more for clinging to the bark of trees rather than grasping at yummy things to eat. While from the typical side view it may look like the squirrel is grabbing what it has in its hands with their fingers… the reality is that they merely have it wedged between their paws. And since this is how they have to pick things up, they’ve gotten pretty good at it over millions of years of evolution.
Evil Squirrel's Nest 