Found an old Childhood Friend.

My wife was looking for something yesterday and came across a childhood toy of mine.  It was a Teddy Bear and it was showing its age with hair loss and missing eyes.  Its name is Teddy, now that is an unique name for a Teddy Bear, isn't it?

Did you notice the hat that it was wearing?  That hat means a lot to me.  It was my Grandpa's and it is one of the hats that he wore at work as an engineer on a steam locomotive for the Pennsylvania Rail Road.  I can't expect anyone; son, grandson, or great grandson to feel the same about that bear and that hat, but when I am gone, I hope that they will.

Who would have ever thought that back when I was a child that someday there would be such a thing as computers and the internet and that my Teddy would be seen on these?  I was through school, college, and had been working for many years before computers shrunk down from those huge punch card reading machines and then the huge reel to reel punch tape reading machines that I used back in my early career days.  Yes, I have seen the early days of computing up through all the advancements till today, as I type on a laptop that has thousands of more computing power than any of those old behemoths.  And yes, I remember those wonderful coal burning steam engines.  Yep, I am really that old. . . Now, I hope I brought back some great memories for all of you.  Now, you all have a great day, you hear?