Perhaps I am getting old or turning into my parents...

This was a post I just posted in the discussion board of school...

The question was "Who can forget where they were or what they witnessed on the horrific morning of September 11th, 2001?  I remember it like it was yesterday.  While sitting in my office..." 

My answer...

My family at the time were Good Morning America  fanatics.  I was just about to turn the TV off to leave for my hair appointment, as I was to attend the Northeastern Fall Graduation Ceremony for my Associates Degree, when I saw the first plane hit the building live.  I too remember that day like it was yesterday.  We never did get to walk & our degrees arrived in the mail with the date imprinted right on it.  It took almost 8 years before I could look at the degree.

What I remember the most about 9/11 is the weeks after.  The scared terror, but also the "cut off from the rest of the world" feeling, the sense of patriotism & the reconnecting to people since there wasn't any regularly scheduled TV programs for weeks.  It felt like one of those feel good movies about the happy days of the 60s.  I miss that part.

Maybe I am getting older & turning into my parents & perhaps this isn't the best forum to voice my opinion about technology but technology is going to be the death of us.  We have cellphones up to our heads or clipped to our belts 24/7 making us sterile.  No one leaves their house anymore.  Why would you when you can order groceries online, shop for anything online, take classes online, work from home & meet potential dates online too.

Communication skills are seriously lacking with the newer technologies texting, instant messaging, quick responses from Crackberries, etc.  The reason I bring this up as most of us our ending our education here at Northeastern & perhaps we will be planning new systems or working with virtual outsourced teams - just remember the human factor.  Technology has made a lot of improvements in our lives, don't get me wrong.  I am just scared where we will be in 5 or 10 years.  Oh & I want my flying car they promised me by now :)  I will get off my soapbox now.