What Does Mum Know About Blogging?

Elyzabeth reporting.

Mum tells me she's been reading about blogging.  I find this a little amusing since she has never actually read a blog.  Aside from this one, of course. 

Not to say that we are old, but personal computers weren't even a gleam in Steve Job's eye when I was born.  The computers of my youth were as big as a house and utilized those old IBM punch cards.  I know we learned all about them in school, but I never did grasp how a giant stack of paper cards with punch holes could add up to a computer.

When we were kids, my brother made a christmas wreath out of punch cards.  I'm pretty sure it was a school art project.  Spray painted silver and sprinkled with glitter it was quite festive.  If you want to see what one looks like, I found a few photos on Flikr.  Just search for computer punch card wreath and you can take a trip down retro lane.

Punch Card Wreath

Arthur C. Clark famously said. "Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic."  Quite honestly, I feel like we are there. 

Regards, Elyzabeth