Thing Thrown Away vol. 2: Electronics Division

broderic on April 19, 2010

It was moving day. I was up early because I had to help mom junk some stuff mostly electronics that have seen their day. Betamax! Eight track! They have to delete it all, because these are all done obsolete technology. Good riddance!

The first stereo my parents bought for themselves when they came to America. It has stereo FM, an 8-track and a phonograph player. We’ve moved this stereo house to house. From the house in Crownsville, to the apartment in Catonsville, to Cedarhurst and on to Greenspring, it’s been there. I remember Elvis on an 8-track. I remember the 45s played on it with a weird adapter that I used as my beta-capsule. Bye bye old technology. Bye bye. (Isn’t vinyl making a comeback? When are cassette tapes?)

We chose the wrong technology. Not VHS, but Beta. Why? I have no idea, but I think we trusted the Sony name more than any of the other fly by night companies. Whatever happened to Sony?

Things Thrown Away vol 1

broderic on April 16, 2010

Don’t remember the date. Must be sometime in 1995. Look at those pars! And how I closed out strong. I remember the last hole. Flopped the approach right up close to the pin, but the yips kicked in.