When I was sixteen years old and purchased my first computer (A Tandy TRS-80), my mother asked me "What are you going to do with a computer?"
Many years later, she now knows exactly what I will do with a computer...
My mother has been slow to adapt to new technology, but I have nudged her along gently and she now can't imagine not using the Internet to research her adventure travel escapades.
You see, my mother is a world traveler. You know the world maps that people stick pins in to indicate all the places they have been? Sheila (my mother) has a world map with pins covering it. She and her husband, the ex-marine, have been around the world more times that I can count. And they don't just do the touristy stuff. Nope. Sheila likes to ride camels in the desert, camp at the base of Mt. Everest and snowshoe through the Swiss Alps. Nutty stuff. But that's my mom.
I have finally persuaded her to start blogging her escapades. Which leads me to the purpose of this entry...
Travels with Sheila is now online for your adventure travel reading pleasure. Mom is actually a pretty good writer and has a knack for communicating her travel adventures in an interesting and engaging manner.
So, you may not be able to escape from your office or other obligations. But you can see the world through the eyes of my mother at TravelsWithSheila.com. As of this writing, she is just back from Sri Lanka, so I expect to see some interesting photos and read her narrative shortly.
Stop by her site and tell her "hello". I'm sure it would encourage her in her new enterprise!
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March 15, 2006 09:51 AM
Joel,
I think your moms website looks great!
To Her Success,
Cory
March 19, 2006 01:27 PM
Joel,
We have a few things in common. I started out with personal computers some 20 years ago with a Vic 20, went to an Apple II, Kaypro, and on and on.
Apple, way back, here's my museum if you want to take a look.
http://www.mynewoffice.com/pcmuseum
I also have a mom (duh, sorry) but more importantly, I have continually worked to introduce new technology to her over the past 20 years.
It started with a fax machine for her real estate office. I remember her exact words. "What would I do with a fax machine? I don't know what it is, let a lone what to do with it. I told her to keep it for 30 days, at the end of that time, I would come get it or she could ask to keep it.
You know she wanted it! I've done that with computers, scanners, networks and on and on.
At 70+ years of age, She now has 10 computers networked together at work and loves them.
She still does not know how to back up her files or install new programs, but she knows enough to do what she needs for her real estate office with a bit of help, and that's all the matters.
Thanks for the memories.
JED