tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4945907563318808519.post5953309033114938276..comments2023-11-20T00:39:08.642-08:00Comments on Love Inspired: A Story for Every Reader: How quickly things change…Pamela Tracyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05834270662017246137noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4945907563318808519.post-91880537606448056982018-11-15T13:08:35.203-08:002018-11-15T13:08:35.203-08:00Trying to remember when we got our first cell phon...Trying to remember when we got our first cell phone. I know it had to be sometime in the early 2000s. And they were HUGE back then! We only used ours when necessary because each call was expensive, plus we were charged for both incoming AND outgoing calls.Myra Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06765951683632426856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4945907563318808519.post-54062402702014642452018-11-15T12:16:22.680-08:002018-11-15T12:16:22.680-08:00Myra, I was surprised about the recent "birth...Myra, I was surprised about the recent "birth" dates of some of the things you mentioned that seem (to me) to have been around forever! When I wrote my 2007 debut novel, my critique partner told me my heroine needed a cell phone. I didn't have a cell phone at that time so questioned why I should include one in my story. I did follow her suggestion and soon got a phone of my own. "These Times They Are A-Changin'" as Bob Dylan wrote many years ago...changing much too quickly, it seems to me!Debby Giustihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09463321611980242375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4945907563318808519.post-48820669683202188512018-11-15T12:04:02.167-08:002018-11-15T12:04:02.167-08:00You're welcome, Marie! I never had a crank pho...You're welcome, Marie! I never had a crank phone, but I do remember as a kid having a party line. And sometimes I think the only things keeping the post office running are mail-order deliveries and junk mail!Myra Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06765951683632426856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4945907563318808519.post-63106439929649525962018-11-15T11:43:19.720-08:002018-11-15T11:43:19.720-08:00Thanks for the walk down the product memory lane. ...Thanks for the walk down the product memory lane. Some of those dates really surprised me. I grew up on a farm and I remember when we had the crank phones and went to rotary. And back then we still used postal mail. What fun thinking about all that. Thanks for sharing Myra.Marie Basthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16264903868795317895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4945907563318808519.post-73736721910068817572018-11-15T10:40:53.950-08:002018-11-15T10:40:53.950-08:00Yes to imdb and online maps! I remember how thrill...Yes to imdb and online maps! I remember how thrilled I was when I graduated from writing on an IBM Selectric typewriter and entered the computer generation. No more carbon copies, no more white-out corrections. I could edit endlessly right there on the screen (is that a blessing or not???)!Myra Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06765951683632426856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4945907563318808519.post-31032727953480447672018-11-15T10:35:36.781-08:002018-11-15T10:35:36.781-08:00I used to think in astonishment of my grandmother&...I used to think in astonishment of my grandmother's life. She was born the year before the Wright Brothers' first flight and lived to see the moon landing and the space station. And now things are changing even more quickly. I don't know how many times I've been thankful for sites like imdb (so I can figure out who that familiar looking actor is and not fret all the way through the movie to the credits) and maps online which make it so simple to determine how long it'll take my characters to go from spot A to spot B. I still prefer to wander the shelves in a bookstore, but when I'm looking for a specific title, it's so great to be able to go online and find a copy, especially when it's an out-of-print book. I'm sure what comes next will amaze all of us!Jo Ann Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11491778477905043300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4945907563318808519.post-11861451995956544232018-11-15T09:00:59.146-08:002018-11-15T09:00:59.146-08:00Incredible, isn't it, Margaret! The internet a...Incredible, isn't it, Margaret! The internet alone has changed the way we do EVERYTHING!Myra Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06765951683632426856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4945907563318808519.post-43317176455850358942018-11-15T08:43:03.767-08:002018-11-15T08:43:03.767-08:00In just my lifetime, our world has really changed ...In just my lifetime, our world has really changed a lot faster than before.Margaret Daleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07127465489606276067noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4945907563318808519.post-26951047425764067072018-11-15T07:25:32.118-08:002018-11-15T07:25:32.118-08:00Amazingly, I just saw a segment on GMA this mornin...Amazingly, I just saw a segment on GMA this morning about reverting to flip phones for younger children. They can easily stay in touch with their parents but without the temptations of smart phone apps. Makes sense to me!Myra Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06765951683632426856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4945907563318808519.post-38380862555594099232018-11-15T07:14:31.695-08:002018-11-15T07:14:31.695-08:00Hi Myra! Things do change so quickly. I had to l...Hi Myra! Things do change so quickly. I had to laugh at flip phones. It always amazes me how I didn't have a cell phone in the late eighties when I was at college. Life would have been so much easier with a phone, although I do sometimes miss the innocence of those times. Life was simpler. How wonderful that you updated your books. I'm thinking of doing that for a bunch of mine. Blessings!BelleChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03053178413674411382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4945907563318808519.post-86369480643074647462018-11-15T06:34:24.568-08:002018-11-15T06:34:24.568-08:00Oh, yes, rotary phones!!! And having to actually g...Oh, yes, rotary phones!!! And having to actually get up and cross the room to change the TV channel. And in our small town we had only TWO channels to pick from!!!Myra Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06765951683632426856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4945907563318808519.post-5767221970118968342018-11-15T05:14:40.817-08:002018-11-15T05:14:40.817-08:00It is shocking how quickly things change, especial...It is shocking how quickly things change, especially in this technology era. I still remember rotary phones! Thanks for sharing the fun facts. It is truly amazing to look back on them. Mary Alfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03137022593378590187noreply@blogger.com