Seed catalogs

 

Remember when watermelons all had black seeds? The lady on that cover looks like our Grammy Bleam.

I told John the other day that I clearly remember a few relatives who were born in the 1800's. The century before the last. The Victorian age. Now that's something to wrap your heard around. 

Anyway, those January seed catalogs were such good entertainment on a winter day. I miss them. Burgess had an especially lurid one. Most things wouldn't grow in our climate, but there are still a few plants in this yard that came from Burgess.

You would browse for hours circling pictures, carefully fill out that tiny paper order form, then mail it off with a stamp. And then wait.

How fast things move now and how high our expectations. Thanks to Amazon, with a few clicks, I can get just about anything thrown on the porch this very afternoon.

"According to research and expert opinions, yes, the internet has likely made people more impatient, as it fosters a culture of instant gratification by providing immediate access to information and services, leading to a decreased tolerance for waiting or delays; many users expect things to load quickly and become frustrated when they encounter even slight delays." 

Incidentally, the above is an "AI research" summary from Google. Meaning, a human did not write that paragraph.