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It’s Graduation Time!

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My how times have changed!!!!

Graduating in the 80s I longed for a typewriter, an answering machine and a pen. Todays kids don’t type, don’t answer phones and barely write… AND, they pay for things with their thumbs???

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Remember when people would pay with these?

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NOW, they actually pay with THIS (click link):

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Remember when we would travel with a set of these?

 

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NOW it’s THESE (wheels included) – (Click Link):

 

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THEN… a notebook was this:

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NOW…A Notebook is THIS (iPAD Mini) – (Click Link):

 

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Remember taking a typewriting class AND having to do 60 words per minute?

THEN…A Typewriter was THIS:

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NOW a Typewriter is THIS (Click Link):

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Remember taking cursive and penmanship in class?

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THEN…Pens were THIS: 

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NOW they are THIS (Click Link):
“NOTE”: You still have to know how to sign your name! And don’t forget, cursive is returning to schools!

 

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Remember taking books out from the library with this?

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This is how we read THEN:

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Were you an organized mess? This was a desk THEN:

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Papers NO MORE!! This is a desk NOW (Click Link):

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Who needs a photographer? This was THEN:

 

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This is photography NOW
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Remember taking hearing tests in school, and wearing these? Headphones THEN:

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Headphone NOW: Headphone Buying Guide (Click Link)

 

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Remember watching TV on these?

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NOW, we watch on THESE (Click Link):

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Congratulations to all the graduates out there!!!

Tell us what you want for your big day…
What do you want to be when you grow up?

 

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