Now let me say this: my mother is a very, very smart woman. I call her constantly with all sorts of random questions because I know she will have the answer. She answers everything from how long to bake a potato to what do I do over a spider bite, etc. She even diagnosed (correctly I might add) one of my nieces with spotted tick fever of all things. But one thing mother isn’t very knowledgeable about is the internet. Like a lot of older women in rural areas, it took a long time for the internet to reach her, and it just isn’t something she really had a great interest in learning about frankly. It wasn’t anything that was going to fold clothes or cook any faster so she really didn’t care one way or another about it.
Recently though, she has become slightly more interested in the internet after learning bout what Google is. She calls either my sister or me a few times a week and wants us to Google one thing or another that she has heard about. She even told a pompous little doctor to “Google it” when he tried to argue with her about a pacemaker issue she was having. However her other knowledge of the internet probably comes from watch Nancy Grace and seeing all the children who are discovered by people who have unsavory intentions. This has instilled in her what is probably actually a very healthy fear of all things internet related.
So yesterday, my sister Dena told Mama that we had went ahead and decided to launch this site, complete with an article about her. When Dena asked her how she felt about it, she said, “terrified.” Followed by, “you mean just anybody can go on there and see y’all and anything you put on there?” Dena told her yes that anybody in the world can get on their computer and see anything we decide to put on here. Dena then got a very firm lecture on “perverts” from Mama, which is basically the same one that she has been giving us out entire lives. Dena assured her that anybody who is on the internet with bad intentions would not be on a site that is designed to share recipes and stories.
I firmly believe if we were to ever get famous, Mama would insist that she hand select our bodyguards. Stay tuned for more posts this weekend—we have more profiles and stories about places we have visited on the way! And don’t forget to leave us comments so you can be entered to win the goodies from Ramage Farms.
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October 1, 2009 at 9:51 am
This is so cute. I really enjoy it and know others will too.
My mother thinks the internet is the devil!
October 1, 2009 at 5:04 pm
I just love your mom’s comment about “perverts” on the web. Things out of our control comes to mind. Something about our information out among cyberspace is very scary. But I have no doubt if she were growing up in this time period she’d probably be like the rest of us that “surf the web”. Good Luck to you and Dena on your new “site”.
October 6, 2009 at 7:14 am
I think I’ve read all your postings to date and love all of them. What a great idea. So much fun, makes me smile and sometimes just plain laugh out loud. Just what we all need. Keep up the good stories and recipes.