Keeping with the technologies

One of my favorite 20 Grammandments is “Thou shalt be relevant and keep up with key technology.” No one in my life illustrated this tenet better than my mom’s dad, Charles “Woodsy” Harper. Let me be clear: he could be an angry, OCD little fella and he could be meticulous and unwavering — but he sure did see the value in keeping up with current events and technology. He was among the first to buy a big a** microwave, and no one was EVER allowed to stand in front of it, ever. And speaking of big a**, you should’ve seen the size of the concrete satellite dish he installed at our farm, and the 20 pounds of technology in his early model cordless phone and television sets, the ones that kept him relevant and educated about the day’s stock news and politics — the ones he would yell at until his face was a cherry red. He was fluent in CB radio and VCR buttons and cassette players. He and my grandmother lived four blocks away from us, but Pampaw’s determination to stay current with communication and entertainment technology made staying connected that much easier on my mom. And it was all positive, as long as you didn’t try to talk to him during the news lol. #GrandPlans

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