Time Goes By

It's very late on Tuesday evening, the result of menopausal insomnia. I am watching CSI New York, and taking a very long time (dialup you know) to download a video of my six-year-old granddaughter reading a bedtime story to her mom and dad. Amazing!

I've become enamored of the social media sites Facebook and Twitter. Perhaps you would have expected that from me, since I consider myself a 'techy', but it's more than I anticipated. I love being able to watch a video of my granddaughter the same evening it's recorded. I love seeing all the pictures: birthday party, the first day of school, the Halloween costume, the Christmas presents, and those unguarded moments while she's swinging in the park or riding her bicycle.

The digital age has made it much simpler for me to keep up with what's happening far away, while making it seem like I'm in the same room. I don't think I'll ever get tired of that.  

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