Only shirlsd had suggestions for our time capsule. To her we owe thanks. No one else had a suggestion. The time is near for us to finalize the wall closing.
Billn has ripped down many walls and always likes finding old newspapers or magazines. Newspapers and magazines are interesting, but if the next homeowner of 70Hack is interested in X year old news, he/she will be able to use a web search to find it, or visit the library (if such institutions still exist in the future).
Instead, we want to leave something special. Perhaps a two-paragraph opinion on something that is interesting to you. Imagine the recent documentary movie that chronicled WWII soldier's letters home. We want to say something to the next house renovator about ourselves, about our perception of current events, about what you think about current events.
Those of you old enough, imagine what you thought about Gulf War I then and how history portrays it now. Imagine reading a letter from yourself about it. Billn can remember not being that informed on Operation Desert Shield and then when we went to Desert Storm he and his dopey roomates were worried about a draft.
What do you think about something that is going on in your world today; will that something be interesting to a future reader? Will that person enjoy reading your perception of something that is in his or her history book as "fact?"
Write something, send us things you want us to bury in the wall.
3 comments:
i will send you something(s) ... and see if any friends want to send over stuff, also. what's your timeframe/deadline for receipt?
i think money, metal and paper.....who isn't curious about old money?......However, i'd like to inspect the "c" notes first!
shirlsd, can we set some limits on what you can send? Wait, that might be anti Vermont.....
jenm said "...set some limits..." ... please do! and also know that i will send whatever small, simple items can be crammed into one of those USPS flat rate boxes. of course, something very california - whatever that means. (and i'm still cleaning out my place from having moved up to northern cal last october, so i should find some goodies.)
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