Yesterday I was once again blown away with credentials of many of you regular informative respondents here. Today I am made to feel an interloper. We are in our eighties, in fact my husband is in his late 80’s. We watch cable. This feels like saying, “I am an alcoholic.” It’s ridiculously expensive, but my husband is barely mobile and ba…
Yesterday I was once again blown away with credentials of many of you regular informative respondents here. Today I am made to feel an interloper. We are in our eighties, in fact my husband is in his late 80’s. We watch cable. This feels like saying, “I am an alcoholic.” It’s ridiculously expensive, but my husband is barely mobile and basically has three pleasures: reading, TV, and “his” computer ( a PC which is apparently different than my iPad or smartphone.) I frequently have to get him out of pickles with both the TV and computer. We get the L.A. Times daily, as we have for going on 61 years. I read this letter, usually at dawn, and read significant portions aloud or summarize for him. I go to library for both of us, especially when he wants something that has piqued his interest, usually historical. We watch favorite sports (although usually with book in hand or iPad.) My daughter and I watch Netflix or Prime when he’s faded for the evening. Again, I will launch my plea to have Fox removed, but it really is too much for us to get rid of cable. It is really, really difficult to keep up with the fast pace of technology. I’m really proud of what all I am able to do, but there is a limit. This does not keep me from being politically active! I have marched in almost every one here in Orange County since the appearance of T. I’ve canvassed for voters, written hundreds of postcards, mostly for Katie Porter, but a great many to voters in GA and PA. We are old but patriots. My husband a former Naval officer , and I a 20-year Selective Service board member and local chair. Quit with the words of aghast at our use of what is convenient and workable for us. We are current, informed, and active in our own way. As you can see, the comments this morning touched a button for me. Arrogance always does.
Sue, your stamina is inspiring! Thanks for everything you do! An interloper you most certainly are not. Young, old, black, white or purple, we are in this together! The use of media or tech is an insignificant portion of what makes someone an active citizen, obviously. Everyone knows what works for them. I personally just find how people get attached to things perplexing and humorous.
I plan on supporting Katie for Senate. Maybe we will run into each other at an event :-)
Thank you, Will, for kind response. Would be great to see you at Katie event, though I am limited to OC these days as long freeway drives unnerve me...this after commuting during college and my long teaching career.
Sue, you seem like a very active and involved 80-something. Kudos to you! I'm in my 80's as well and, yes, it seems as though inventions and revisions to things happen all around us, every day, and it can seem hard to keep up. But criticisms aside - you just keep doing you!
Yup - Will's comment touched a button for me too, but then stopped to think his comments are usually right on the nose - so maybe just different generation thing. I'm in your age bracket (just so you know) and also a big fan of Katie Porter so we do have much in common, as we do with many who "show up" here. There are more "with" us here than against us Sue. Maybe older but INFORMED!
I'm 80. I have DISH satellite service and have for years because of the variety of its programming, its reliability, and its usually excellent customer service. I prefer dealing with a single company to shopping around for streaming services and winding up paying perhaps almost as much as I pay DISH. I like being able to record programs and zip through commercials when I watch them. I do also have Netflix. Those are more than sufficient for me.
Yesterday I was once again blown away with credentials of many of you regular informative respondents here. Today I am made to feel an interloper. We are in our eighties, in fact my husband is in his late 80’s. We watch cable. This feels like saying, “I am an alcoholic.” It’s ridiculously expensive, but my husband is barely mobile and basically has three pleasures: reading, TV, and “his” computer ( a PC which is apparently different than my iPad or smartphone.) I frequently have to get him out of pickles with both the TV and computer. We get the L.A. Times daily, as we have for going on 61 years. I read this letter, usually at dawn, and read significant portions aloud or summarize for him. I go to library for both of us, especially when he wants something that has piqued his interest, usually historical. We watch favorite sports (although usually with book in hand or iPad.) My daughter and I watch Netflix or Prime when he’s faded for the evening. Again, I will launch my plea to have Fox removed, but it really is too much for us to get rid of cable. It is really, really difficult to keep up with the fast pace of technology. I’m really proud of what all I am able to do, but there is a limit. This does not keep me from being politically active! I have marched in almost every one here in Orange County since the appearance of T. I’ve canvassed for voters, written hundreds of postcards, mostly for Katie Porter, but a great many to voters in GA and PA. We are old but patriots. My husband a former Naval officer , and I a 20-year Selective Service board member and local chair. Quit with the words of aghast at our use of what is convenient and workable for us. We are current, informed, and active in our own way. As you can see, the comments this morning touched a button for me. Arrogance always does.
Sue, your stamina is inspiring! Thanks for everything you do! An interloper you most certainly are not. Young, old, black, white or purple, we are in this together! The use of media or tech is an insignificant portion of what makes someone an active citizen, obviously. Everyone knows what works for them. I personally just find how people get attached to things perplexing and humorous.
I plan on supporting Katie for Senate. Maybe we will run into each other at an event :-)
Thank you, Will, for kind response. Would be great to see you at Katie event, though I am limited to OC these days as long freeway drives unnerve me...this after commuting during college and my long teaching career.
Sue, you seem like a very active and involved 80-something. Kudos to you! I'm in my 80's as well and, yes, it seems as though inventions and revisions to things happen all around us, every day, and it can seem hard to keep up. But criticisms aside - you just keep doing you!
Yup - Will's comment touched a button for me too, but then stopped to think his comments are usually right on the nose - so maybe just different generation thing. I'm in your age bracket (just so you know) and also a big fan of Katie Porter so we do have much in common, as we do with many who "show up" here. There are more "with" us here than against us Sue. Maybe older but INFORMED!
I'm 80. I have DISH satellite service and have for years because of the variety of its programming, its reliability, and its usually excellent customer service. I prefer dealing with a single company to shopping around for streaming services and winding up paying perhaps almost as much as I pay DISH. I like being able to record programs and zip through commercials when I watch them. I do also have Netflix. Those are more than sufficient for me.
I'm also a "recorder and zip thru" Mim. Works for me
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