Guest guest Posted May 1, 2002 Report Share Posted May 1, 2002 ** PRIVATE ** I was watch 60 minutes and of course at the end came Andy Rooney's commentary. In essence the whole thing was about how everything was invented in the first half of the 20th Century and in the second half it was only improved and made smaller. The best part was his last comment - " Now what we need is something that will make human beings better. " And with a pause for effect. " And smaller wouldn't hurt, either. " I think we should all write to Mr. Rooney, both tell him how we agree, and that we the " improved version of human beings " are already here. If you go to the URL listed below you can click the feedback icon and let him know. ________________________________________________________________________________\ ____ Invent Some New Inventions http://www.cbsnews.com/sections/60minutes/rooney/main3419.shtml NEW YORK, April 28, 2002 In essence, the plane hasn't changed much since the Brothers, Rooney says. (AP) (CBS) A weekly commentary by CBS News Correspondent Andy Rooney: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I get into ideas that are over my head. For instance, I was thinking we're never going to have another mechanical invention. We have our inventions. It's been more than a century since Graham Bell came up with the telephone. Right after that, Edison invented the light bulb. Then it was the automobile, the airplane, radio, television, air-conditioning, the computer. Before the computer they invented machines that lifted stuff, so we didn't have to carry anything heavy. An invention replaced the horse in the field. The steam engine carried us places on steel rails. These inventions overcame the basic forces of nature. The light bulb beat out darkness. The radio drowned out silence. The automobile overcame inertia. The airplane, gravity. Heaters and air-conditioning mastered weather for us. What are we going to get in the next 100 years that are comparable to those? The U.S. Patent office got 160,000 applications last year but they weren't for inventions. They were gadgets or changes on inventions we already have. Inventors these days aren't even trying to come up with anything new. They're all working for companies making changes in the stuff we already have so we'll have to buy a new one. An uncle gave me my first car when I was in high school. Today I have a great car. Everything's automatic. You push the button and window goes down. Pull it the window goes right back up. Those two cars were built 60 years apart but each one had four wheels and an engine. My new car is better but it is not a new invention. The Brothers flew about 40 miles an hour. Today, the Concorde flies 1300 miles an hour; same principle though. A wing and a prayer. Computers are amazing and they keep improving them. People laugh at this old Toshiba I use. This is a new one I bought. Smaller, faster but it was outdated before I got it home. They're spending a lot of creative energy making things smaller like this. This is a picture of the first radio we had in our house. This is the one I bought last, verg good. This was the telephone we had when I was a kid. This is the one I carry around now. It's smaller but it's still a telephone. Civilization will never come through another period of mechanical invention that improved life on earth for humans so much. Now what we need is something that will make human beings better. And smaller wouldn't hurt, either. © MMII, CBS Worldwide Inc. . ***************************************************************** Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 8, 2007 Report Share Posted March 8, 2007 What a great day the baby got his first haricut , he's now a big boy . Molly : O ) > > hello! its now evening but i just got my 40 breaths > in and wanted to share. > > spent some time on the road today with dh & dd. came > home and after seeing grandson and visiting a while > went to bed for a much needed nap. > > that grandson has leared how to wrinkle up his nose > now and he was intent on showing us all that he could > do it today. got his first hair cut today too but you > couldn't tell it if you didn't know. mommie has a > lock of his hair to put in his baby book now. he was > full of giggles today. what a wonderful blessing. > > i've got to keep going and LL breathing to hopefully > play with him more. > > hugs, > virginia > > > > _____________________________________________________________________ _______________ > Bored stiff? Loosen up... > Download and play hundreds of games for free on Games. > http://games./games/front > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 8, 2007 Report Share Posted March 8, 2007 Oh my goodness Virginia! Your day sounded so lovely! Thank you for sharing it with us. I love hearing about your darling grandson too. You are so awesome! Love, Wanda. > > hello! its now evening but i just got my 40 breaths > in and wanted to share. > > spent some time on the road today with dh & dd. came > home and after seeing grandson and visiting a while > went to bed for a much needed nap. > > that grandson has leared how to wrinkle up his nose > now and he was intent on showing us all that he could > do it today. got his first hair cut today too but you > couldn't tell it if you didn't know. mommie has a > lock of his hair to put in his baby book now. he was > full of giggles today. what a wonderful blessing. > > i've got to keep going and LL breathing to hopefully > play with him more. > > hugs, > virginia > > > > ______________________________________________________________________ ______________ > Bored stiff? Loosen up... > Download and play hundreds of games for free on Games. > http://games./games/front > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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