Beaten by the "new" Computer World.............

My idea of a computer in 1972 was the electric typewriter facing me each day in Typing class- no matter how hard I worked, my fingers were lucky to get 45 words per minute.  Everyone else flew through the textbook-as I sat doing a poor "Hunt & Peck Version of Typing!" When Test Day came, guess who was last at finishing the test-Yes, Me!

Our Teacher took us to a contest-I sat as the lone observer, hearing the sounds of fingers flying over keys,  watching in awe as some Woman typed  95 words per minute-with having just One Arm!  This is true-stunning to observe One hand moving so fast over the keys-leaving me to think  "Kiddo-you should Not be looking at Secretarial work" as I ended the Typing Class with a Grade of C!

My generation didn't have Computers at our side, no I Pad, I Phones-instead our version of IPod was the Eight Track Tape Deck-very cool!  When I first sat at a computer, all I did was type H E L P!!!!  Tons of instructions popped up as I asked my Four year old son "what should Mom do now?"  His answer was clear- the familiar sound of fingers flying over keys-"Typing Class all over again!" With head hung low, I
walked away, having no desire to try the Computer for a while.

 Recently I braved  "New Frontiers" by getting on  Facebook, but my current progress report probably is  F-failing- with no hope of a Curve to the grade.  I knew there was something about Friends-I pushed a button- One Friend turned into Fifty!  People I don't know-haven't a clue who they are, nothing.  I am lost when it comes to Facebook.

I considered  leaving a "Message" with Facebook, but how in the world can I do that?  Which Button do I push?  My fear is the message would go to Friends-all strangers who might say "What is this gal in Texas saying- Something about being Lost in a Facebook Forest-Wait a minute-did someone forget to share with all of us Friends about a New Section of Facebook? If She is in the New Forest Section, we want to go there Too!" 

Without question, Facebook is amazing-but for this Texas Gal-I feel like a person who attended Computer Lessons for Beginners, I wait for people to leave the classroom,  see the Teacher and hand over my "Computers for Dummies Book" as I ask-"Is there a Volume Six of this Series?"  She would peer at me over her glasses and say "No-but stay away from Facebook-you brought me 20,000 new Friends and I don't know any of them!"  

I have been beaten by this part of the Computer World-sounds like its time for me to leave Facebook before I get a message from the FaceBook President!

Thanks for listening.

Martha