Tag Archives: long-distance phone calls
Sloppy Copies, Stalled Calls
This week we are discussing if we remember how life was before everything was electronic and portable. Boy, do I! No young person can imagine how hard it was to communicate over distances before express mail, email, instant messaging, cheap … Continue reading
Posted in childhood, Family, inspiration, Life, publishing, Tonette Joyce, traditional publishing, writing, youth
Tagged card catalogs, catalogs, Dick Tracy, Dick Tracy Two-Way Wrist Radio, electronic type writers, Idaho, King of the Road, long-distance phone calls, mimeograph, off-hour phone calls, operator assisted phone calls, photostatic copies, Roger Miller, School days. Elementary school, word processors
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What a (Christmas) Card!
(In the spirit of disclosure, I admit that my husband works for a greeting card company.It’s embarrassing, really, with my confession about the last several years.) I just sent out the very few Christmas cards that I will send this … Continue reading
Posted in childhood, Family, Friendship, Holiday, Life, Miscellaneous, Random thoughts, Tonette Joyce, youth
Tagged Christmas cards, Christmasses past, First-class postage, long-distance phone calls, person-to-person calls, quality Christmas cards, Season's Greetings, Second-class postage
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