The 'important' things in life :)

[Zincubus]

Ok...

ASIDE from the important things (family, happiness, being contend)

and the truly necessary ones (home, heat, food, etc)

there are those I like..



- Internet (and computer)

It can be such an amazing tool for research. If you have a hungry mind (like I do) you can research everything and anything in great detail. Sometimes I watch a movie and it may be based on a true event or a real person and it catches my interest. Off I am to google and get lost in the information. Also wonderful to look up countries, history, animals, oh so much. Endless opportunity to learn from the comfort of your home Also like the ability to watch TV on the computer, to stream shows I like to revisit (currently CSI). Its also a nice tool for people with social anxieties. They get to be on social media, talking to people, without the stressors of actually being around people. Of course that isn't something that people should do exclusively, turn into a complete recluse. But it does take off some of the pressure for people that really have issues with that.


- Smart phone

Its not just for checking facebook, LOL !! I live in an area that is known for severe weather. Often popping out of nowhere. When I go out to the barn, I like to check the weather. To see how it will be that day, to see how it will be the following day, to track any severe weather that may come my way. To heed warnings. I was once actually out on the pasture, catching 2 horses and taking them to their stalls, while a tornado was less then a quarter mile away. Sirens went off while I was running along with 2 horses. In an area densely populated by tall trees. Needless to say, that one came WITHOUT warning and I found out later that it was already on the ground as the sirens went off. Its also nice to check email or track shipments, etc. Yeah, and being able to call someone and be reached.


- Kindle

I LOVE to read. LOVE it. Always have. I devour books. I used to like buying big books/long stories, because they would last longer. Being such a fan of books I resisted the Kindle craze for a while. It seemed almost sacrilegious to me to read on a electronic device, rather then a actual book. Eventually, I tried it. And realized how much easier it is to hold a Kindle, rather then a huge book. When they came out with lighted Kindles, oh joy!!! I read in bed to fall asleep, and now I don't have to leave the bedside lamp on. Eventually I fall asleep clutching my Kindle, it turns off automatically some time later and in the morning I find it somewhere nearby, LOL. Its great that the screens are non glare and very much look like pages of a book. No eye strain. Plus I get countless free books. I signed up on a site that sends you daily deals of free or cheap books and I download them. Of course I also get the books I actually look for, they usually cost less then the paper version. Great thing is I can get a book immediately if I want to. No having to go to a store to find it.


-Sound Machine

I can't sleep without it. If a house was truly dead quiet, I could deal with it. But there are always some noises. And they wake me up. So having a sound machine run with a constant but soothing noise is wonderful. I can't stand the cheap sound machines, though. The ones that sound terrible and fake and have a "loop". Meaning the sound plays for 30 seconds or a minute and then starts over. Its seamless but your brain still starts honing on to that "repeat" and it gets irritating.


- my Ford F-350 King Ranch

I just love that thing. Its now 8 years old, but I still wouldn't trade it for anything. I get made fun of at times, because the truck is huge and I am not. But hey, I can see over the steering wheel, so all is good


There is a lot more, of course, but those are the ones I can think of right away

Your section on the Internet is exactly how I feel about things..

I love movies based on real people or events , even historical offerings and then I read up afterwards ..

I also get lost in YouTube 'wormholes' where you watch something and see something linked at the side so you watch that and see something linked to that ... etc ..

I've also got a lovely old motor
A 16 years old Toyota RAV4 that runs smoother the older it gets and never , ever breaks down . Passes the MOT test year after year .. it's also high up and is just so much fun to drive

We had some snow and ice last year and the traffic was gridlocked cars slipping , big trucks stuck and parked up everywhere yet the RAV4 just drove and gripped beautifully and I drove in and out of stranded vehicles , up and down hills





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