Back before cell phones you just had to guess what to do. Plans were necessary to put together any organized event and everybody just did what they figured was best after that. Now we can just call on our cell phones to check in. Want me to bring anything?
Back in the day as they sometimes say, cellphones would have been real handy. Now it's hard to think about not having a cellphone on me wherever I am. Connecting and keeping up is pretty easy now for the most part. I could have used that access when I was on the road working in the eighties. I had to conduct my business in phone booths or motel room phones. A lot of change was required since that's what those phones took.
Then there were the camping trips in the seventies with my Tennessee friends. We would frequent campgrounds in the Great Smokies where we would sometimes set up camp for several days as friends came and went. Newcomers to the camp would bring whatever supplies they figured they or someone else might need. There might be food, but mostly beer. I didn't drink much back then so the beer was of little consequence to me. But most everyone else enjoyed their beer.
Yes, the cellphone would have been a real game changer. In fact I can hear it now: "Bring beer, Bob! We're running low!"
The Insecure Writer's Support Group
Join us on the first Wednesday of each month in Alex J. Cavanaugh's Insecure Writer's Support Group--a forum of writers who gather to talk about writing and the writer's life. For a complete list of participants visit Alex's Blog.
The co-hosts for the April 2 posting of the IWSG are Jennifer Lane, L Diane Wolfe, Jenni Enzor, and Natalie Aguirre.
April 2 question - What fantasy character would you like to fight, go on a quest with, or have a beer/glass of wine with?
I'm not much on fantasy and very rarely read it. Forget the fantasy characters. I think I'd rather go back to have an adventure with some of my old friends from the past. Sometimes the past seems like a fantasy anyway so that's enough for me.
