Welcome (Back) To America

Moving back to America, I was in for a severe culture shock. I avoided watching television as long as I could, but my Mom (who took her wayward child in) loved it, so the tube was on all of the time. I would practically pound my head against the floor just because I couldn't understand the commercials. My Mom had to explain to me what "bling" meant. That was a tad bit humbling.

At the time, I took computer lessons and tried to get my head together. I certainly needed a metaphysical automotive GPS to figure out what I was doing. As a lark, I joined several online survey groups. I started getting free samples, and learned what an automotive GPS was. I didn't have much of a choice - I was getting two or three automotive GPS surveys a week.

Back In The Saddle Again

I discovered that instead of being annoying geeky jargon, automotive GPS dashboard mounted devices were useful and easily understandable gadgets that could help improve the quality of life. Imagine if the children of Israel had automotive GPS units strapped to their donkeys and camels. They wouldn't have wandered around in the desert for forty years. They would've found the best route to The Promised Land before dinner.

People of my generation and younger get so easily lost because it is just too dangerous to go anywhere. Whenever we plan a road trip, we have to allow at least three hours to get lost and then find our way again. Think of the gas waste. But with an automotive GPS unit, you don't have to waste gas or time to get to your destination. I wonder how much gas is saved just by using automotive GPS units.

If I ever go back to the woods, I think I'll take an automotive GPS device with me. Perhaps them I could make better decisions about my life.

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