Living in the Past.

What if???

The Farmer and I were at a restaurant this week that had paper placemats on the table. On one side there was a game called, “What if?” There were several thought-provoking questions.

One of them was, “What if you could go back in time? Where would you like to go and why?”

I thought about that for a while, mulling over the possibilities of living in times past, and discarding ideas almost as fast as they came to mind. While there were some interesting eras, I couldn’t come up with one where I thought the good stuff outweighed the bad. It might be okay to visit some of them for a little while, but I wouldn’t want to go back to that time and live my life there.

I guess I’m just a wuss, but I really don’t want to do without modern conveniences for any length of time. Indoor plumbing, electricity, tractors, wells with an electric pump, rototillers, stoves, computers… I like to be able to pick and choose what technology I'll use.

Nope, guess I’ll forget the time machines and stay right here.