A little bit of design, a whole lot of nonsense

This is my newest technological obsession – yes it’s a thermostat, and yes that may be the geekiest thing I’ve ever said, but I am who I am. This is a smart thermostat and it was created by some of the people who have worked on iPods, iPhones and iPads, so it’s not only smart, it’s beautiful, it’s green and it’s easy to use. I’m not going into all of the things that make this thermostat awesome but if you want o learn more go to the website – Nest.com

Now onto the big news – and this thermostat is involved. Where would this thermostat be completely at home you ask? Our house – why yes probably, but where would it be even more at home? A new house. Our new house, which is actually an old house, yep we’re moving. Moving into an older home that needs a little love – which we are more than willing to give because this older home is very special to me. Special to me and others, but that’s enough for now.

More on all that later…I know you’ll be dying  to know.

I snapped this picture with my phone the last time Lucy was in town. Holding Lucy is my grandmother, better known as “Granny” to my family.

This picture represents four generations of my family. It makes me think about the world Lucy was born into and how different that world is from the world Granny was born into, how much it has changed in such a short amount of time. Granny was born in 1922, just a few years after the first world war ended. She grew up during the great depression. She listened to the radio when she was little. She saw televisions and computers come into existence and then into almost every home. She grew up during a time when polio was a real threat, she saw the HIV virus develop into a real threat.

When Lucy was born, we communicated the news through our iPhones and passed time by reading on the iPad. We took pictures with our digital cameras and some of those images have been put online in some form or fashion. Lucy has had and will have vaccines to protect her against a variety of very serious diseases.

What will the world be like when Lucy is an adult, if she makes the choice to bring life into this world? What amazing technology will we use to spread the word? What things will we be able to protect that child from, what new threats will exist?

It’s amazing to me how fast this world changes.