Subj : Re: Screens Distract Stud
To   : MIKE POWELL
From : Rob Mccart
Date : Mon Mar 31 2025 14:44:00

RM>> Social interaction is definitely a huge issue these days. I see my niece's
  >> kids up at the cottage here beside me with beaches and water toys and
  >> boats and nature hikes etc.. and, if they aren't thrown out of the cottage,
  >> they would spend almost all their time laying on a couch with their
  >> faces in a Tablet, and this has been going on since they were as young
  >> as 3 or 4 years old. They are now about 6 and 9..

MP>It is good that your niece gets them motivated to be outdoors and not
  >constantly online.  A lot of kids seem to lack that motivation and it shows.

My Niece is a teacher for young grades (K to 3) which may have her more
up to date on things like that.. however like most adults with kids and
a full time job, her time is well spoken for so she probably lets the
Tablets 'babysit' for her some of the time as well.

RM>> As for school stuff, I think you retain more when you read it in a book
  >> rather than from a screen, but I may be prejudiced since I normally read
  >> about 200 paper books a year..   B)

MP>I used to read a lot more than I do now, but I don't think I ever got up to
  >reading that many in a year.  ;)

Just goes to show how little goes on in my single life..   B)

But I only watch TV in the evenings, other than catching the news
while having lunch, and other than all the unusual work I have to
do to survive here, I don't have too many hobbies other than
computers to take up my time.

Speaking of.. Just went through a very nasty day.. Freezing rain
knocked out the power for about 27 hours and it was a bit of a
battle to keep myself from freezing and the freezer from thawing.
I think I managed okay. I won't know for sure about the fridge until
I get into some things.

I hear there are still about 350,000 homes without power so this
was a pretty big event.

I keep wondering if I should buy a generator but losing the power
for more than a couple of hours is very rare, maybe only happens
once every 5 or 6 years, so I usually talk myself out of it..
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