In the beginning...

Who would have thought, when I was born in the 50's, that a marvelous invention...the INTERNET...would change our lives so much? Remember when a school report meant a trip to the library to check out the World Book Encyclopedia...that is if it was available and someone else wasn't using the "S" encyclopedia for their report? Or learning about a medical disorder meant another trip to the library and hours of research? Don't get me wrong...the library is still one of my very favorite places but WOW how the internet has revolutionized the library too! One of my favorite things to do is visit Amazon.com and order titles that appeal to me via the internet from our local library. If they don't have it, they'll order it from another Ohio library for me to read...and it's all FREE!!! I wonder what the world wide web holds for my grandchildren and their children.

Just today I've used the internet to read my daily devotion, check bank balances, research items to list on ebay, listed items on Craigs List, Etsy, Ebay and Bonanzle, opened a Twitter account, chatted with friends and family on Facebook, started a blog, read the K-Mart ad online as well as emailed family and customers around the world. When I stop to think about it, it boggles my mind!