President's File August 2009
Rob Limbaugh - President

It’s hard to believe that the year is more than half over. It seems like just a few weeks ago there was snow on the ground. And, here we are, in August, and it will be less than four months to snow again. Yes, I know it’s a bit premature to be thinking about that—we all know stores will have Holiday decorations out before October is done. But, given the pace things have been going for me, I have to think that far ahead to attempt to head it off and start 2010 out a bit slower.

As I write this there is a special on regarding the Fourtieth Anniversary of the Moon Landing. Just yesterday we watched a movie at the Mansfield Drive-In (http://www.mansfielddrivein.com). As disconnected as those things seem to be, it is one of the few weeks my kids can actually relate to things their grandparents will remember well.

While Drive-Ins are few and far between, a lot has changed. There isn’t a monaural awkward bulky speaker--It has been replaced by tuning your car stereo to a particular station (based on which screen you’re watching).  Care has even been taken to pitch the parking hills and color-code poles so SUV’s do not block the view of compact cars.  The last drive-in I had been to was called the Stardust (it was in Michigan) back in the early 80’s and I don’t recall such ‘care’.

And then, with new technology, the story of the Moon Landing is retold in high-definition digital cable. The TV’s, cable boxes, and TiVo’s have more computing power in them than the spacecraft of the era. Thankfully the Mythbusters took on the challenge of debunking Moon Landing Hoax stories. Some of us can even watch those shows on our phone—a device with more computing power than the first space shuttles.
What will 40 years from now bring?

Hope to see you at the next meeting!

ROB LIMBAUGH
relimbaugh@dacs.org

 


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