Favorite Past Times

When I think about the types of entertainment available today for this generation of kids, it makes me a little sad. They have access to high speed internet, video games, cell phones, IPods, and any other complicated technological device you can think of. They never have to be creative. Technology has taken care of that for them. They really don't even have to think that much to operate these devices because it is the world that they live in where operating high tech machines is second nature to them. Worst of all the kids growing up today, have little to no imagination because anything that they could imagine has been brought to their very fingertips. Nobody stops anymore to enjoy the simple pleasures in life. They are way to caught up in cyberspace and alternate universes.

What do you remember most about your childhood? What is your favorite past time? Could it be as simple as reading E.B. White's "Charlotte's Web?" "Playing Chutes and Ladders or even Twister?" Chasing down the icecream truck on a hot summer's day?" "Playing spin the bottle and hoping you won't get caught by overprotective parents?" "Going swimming or even skating with a group of friends?"

All of the things I have mentioned in this blog I remember fondly. It's so easy to get caught up in a world that offers you every single advantage you can imagine,but that takes the fun out of imagining.
There are several good times I remember as a kid. One in particular, is getting a group of friends together from my neighborhood and practicing all summer for "Our Show". We would put on these shows for the neighbors at the end of the summer. It was so fun thinking of the songs and dance moves. My best friend and I would perform routines to "Forever Your Girl", "Straight Up", "Love What Never Do Without You". These were the sweetest days. The carefree days when being a kid was as natural as breathing. Nobody does that kind of stuff anymore. And although I may participate in blogging, and take advantage of what the internet and other technology offers, still some of my greatest pleasures are curling up and reading a good book,and laying out in the sun and splashing in the water on a hot summer's day. When I'm driving in my car, I really let loose and sing my lungs out. Okay I admit it. If your really honest with yourself, you do it too. If you don't sing in the car, maybe the shower or some confined area where it is just you and the music. The other day I was driving and I looked over and saw a man just singing away. He was really getting into it. I tried not to laugh, but then I realized I probably look that silly. But who cares? It's nice to know that I have an escape from the harsh realities of this world. Chances are you don't really get that excited and let loose singing the music of today. I can appreciate some of today's music, but I still like to hear music from when I was growing up and times were easy. The next time you get in your car try singing to the top of your lungs its a great stress releaser and it makes you feel like a kid again.