Non Sequitur by Wiley Miller for January 06, 2022

I think the movie was called " 10 "

Predecessor to “Dude with Sign”. LOL.

We used to just walk out and talk to the neighbors. Of course the few apartments in town were all single story.

Marginally better than fakebook

I think the best song would be from George Formby

MUCH better than new-school social media.

Wait until he drags out the semaphore flags.

Social relations on pandemic times.

Sometimes I wish that I had some signs in the car to communicate with other drivers, like: “You have a flat tire.”, “Your turn signal is still on.”, One of your headlights is out.", “You’re going the WRONG WAY on this One-Way Street.”, “Your baby is on top of your car.”

we live in a fortress society now. My fort is my castle and you ain’t a’welcome. Let me bring out my machine gun to back me up.

A shame all of their phones no longer work. They could send them back and… Oh, that’s right, they’re attached by cords to the wall.

When your account was hacked, it was called “breaking and entering.”

Kinda makes you wonder what the business plan is for companies that sell telescopes.

What’s the real mission of the James Webb Space Telescope? :-)

“Frasier” episode. His dad was doing that.

Just as creepy then as it is now. Remember “Rear Window”?

I remember old-school social media; hand written letters, rotary telephones, newspaper want-ads (especially the Personal ads – I really miss those), and conversations uninterrupted by electronic gadgets in someone’s pocket or purse.

Considering pro and con, it’d be a much better world without smart phones.

It’s like sending a postcard. Everybody can read it. There is no privacy here in the window or on any electronic social media. People forget that. Also, it is forever. You can get into trouble over something or an opinion you expressed in your foolish immature youth. There’s no statute of limitations.

I was born late in life, my dad was born ’07 & a lot of HIS friends felt the same way about the telephone. Used to actually go see someone if you wanted a conversation.

There’s good and bad. We’ll adjust. Our species ability to adapt is running we’re the planet – to dubious effect.

An upgrade from the back fence.

I can just imagine the overpowering reek of marker pen.

Is anyone old enough to remember the “Poor Mans C.B.”?

In all those years I lived in SF, the only time I met the neighbors is when we had that earthquake in 1989. Good times

Jimmy Stewart broke his leg.What’s the excuse for some otehrs?

There was a TV movie about people looking at other people with telescopes in Chicago high rises at least 25 years ago. I can’t remember the title.

I’m currently looking out my windows at snow piled half way up the doors. Snow storm that dumped 2 feet of snow on top of the nearly 3 we already had. And it’s still coming down hard. Maybe I can borrow some of his signs.

Actually, Muriel was sending a PM to him…

Too much work!

Before Facebook and Twitter.

Wouldn’t old school social media be called talking?

“Tell your folks I says ‘hi’.” —Charlie Berens, Wisconsin comedian

The Brian and Betty story from Armistead Maupin’s “More Tales of the City”.

Using Windows, of course.

Old school is right. Today, if you are looking in Muriel’s window with a telescope, you are headed to the crossbar hotel.

“Draperies.” “Drape” is a verb.

Better than meeting personally, apparently.

They’r locked down, or locked in, or maybe locked up.

Weird-looking telescope!