Remember porches?  That was pre-TV.  People sat on the porch after supper (supper, not dinner) and those who were out walking would stop and chat for awhile.  The weather, what happened “down-town” that day.  What they were planning on for tomorrow.

There were swings hanging on chains from the ceiling.  And they swayed back and forth in a slow easy rhythm.  Life was slow.  Nobody was racing to get anywhere.  There weren’t very many places to go.  And if you did go somewhere, you filled the car up with people because even tho gas was cheap, you needed everyone to chip in.  

My dad had five other guys he commuted to work with.  One of them didn’t have a car so he paid.

When did things get so hectic?  What did we gain?  We spent the money on things inside our houses that are pretty but nobody sees.  We need to get back to the porch.