{"id":256,"date":"2008-03-14T07:19:49","date_gmt":"2008-03-14T11:19:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/strathconn.com\/lady\/2008\/03\/14\/things-i-am-really-glad-someone-invented\/"},"modified":"2009-09-06T22:42:29","modified_gmt":"2009-09-07T02:42:29","slug":"things-i-am-really-glad-someone-invented","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/strathconn.com\/lady\/2008\/03\/14\/things-i-am-really-glad-someone-invented\/","title":{"rendered":"Things I am really glad someone invented"},"content":{"rendered":"

There are some things we all take for granted, but someone had to invent them.<\/p>\n

I am really glad for:<\/p>\n

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  1. Air conditioning<\/em><\/strong> I may live in a mostly cool climate, but it can get hot here. It gets especially hot in my computer lab. It took 7 years for me to convince someone that I needed a\/c in there and it has made all the difference. I am actually in a better mood during the heat waves.<\/li>\n
  2. Reach dental floss holders<\/em><\/strong> I hate flossing my teeth. It is not a lot of fun for me to stick my fingers in my mouth. I floss every day now. My flosser is pink and his is blue. We also have a purple one that neither of us has used.<\/li>\n
  3. Indoor plumbing<\/strong><\/em> When it isn’t so hot that you need a\/c, it is so cold that you need a down parka. I am thankful every day that I don’t have to go outside to p.<\/li>\n
  4. DVR<\/strong><\/em> For someone who does a lot of plays, it is great to be able to record “appointment TV” like LOST and Grey’s and watch it later. I hated messing around with tapes and the DVR is awesome.<\/li>\n
  5. iPods<\/strong><\/em> Our local radio station got bought last year and when they changed over the owners got rid of the 2 great DJs that had been there over 20 years. I hate the new morning guy, so I really only listen for the local news. The rest of the time I listen to NPR on my iPod in the car.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    1794<\/a> – Eli Whitney<\/a> is granted a patent<\/a> for the cotton gin<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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