I was named George Richards Cannon after my two illustrious grandfathers George Q. Cannon and George F. Richards.
I can't imagine why anyone would take the time to read the musings of an old man born while World War One was still in progress & became a veteran in WW2. However, our daughter Laurel Cannon Rogers & her daughter Alisa convinced me at least my large family would consider it worth while. Laurel set up the blog & entered the biographical sketch for the profile. My eyesight is so bad that my wife Mary or Laurel will have to edit what I try to enter blindly by touch typing.
My 93 years have been uniquely full of a great variety of valuable experiences that will no doubt crop up from time to time in what I may write. The readers are invited to skip over such entries that are too boring.
About Me
- George Richards Cannon
- My early postings were intended to be in sequence, starting with “Why This Blog” posted on December 3, 2011. After reading this profile, you might want to start your reading with those early entries. I am a 93 year old husband, dad, grandpa and great grandpa. I've seen a lot of changes in the world. When I was young, vegetables were still delivered by horse and wagon. As a radio operator during World War II, I communicated via morse code. Now I use my voice-activated cell phone to stay in touch. My career as a university professor of computer science spanned the time when a single computer took up several rooms of in a computer center and was less powerful than today's $2 calculators to the present time where computers are an ever-present part of our daily life. I am now legally blind, but even there technology has come to the rescue. My computer monitor is a big flat screen T.V. with large print magnification. I type by touch with very limited ability to see and edit what I write, so either someone else will have to edit my writing or you will have to endure all the typos. I look forward to sharing my thoughts, perspectives, and memories on life.
This is a great idea! I am excited to read your blogs Grandpa.
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Julia & Nate Rogers
Way to go, Grampy! I look forward to reading your blog!
ReplyDeleteWell, I want the good stories! Tell us about what it was like back when milk was delivered by a horse cart ... and what it was like when you used to electrocute your friends with the old Ford spark coil! Maybe just a little vignette every now and again.
ReplyDelete... and speaking of stories, tomorrow's December 7, so tell us about Pearl Harbor!
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