@CalabrianQueen said:

1) I was 4 years old, windows 97 but dont remember the model,don't laugh.

2)4 again.

3)It's hard to imagine life without the internet but it's improved life for everyone. The good outweighs the bad.

4) I think the psychologists call it food aversion. For me it's brussel sprouts and there's a whole story behind it.

When I was little and staying at my grandmother 's she would make me lunch and usually make me eat Vegetables I don't ever eat. I would feed the brussel sprouts to her dog in another room and come back with a clean plate. Then she'd say, "Oh you liked them so much I gotta make more!"

Ugggggghh ,back to the dog . Eventually the dog got sick and I got in trouble. 😏

If you saw my family's very first computer, you'd laugh for sure! It was attached to a tape recorder-like device in which you put cassettes to play games. I think Fred Flintstone sold it to my dad!!

It seems like Brussel sprouts are the vegetable du jour in restaurants these days. Like they're coming into fashion. And I actually liked them as a kid, though keep in mind that my mother shellac-ed them in butter. But nowadays, no thanks!

1. I was about 13 when a computer was first introduced into my home; this would've been around 1988, and the computer was a Tandy. I did very little on it; no Internet back then; my Mom got it for her writing. I did do some writing on it myself, some files I typed up just for fun. I also played a (very primitive, for the time) F-15 Eagle simulator videogame on it.

2. I didn't get the Internet in my home until 2004, when I was 29. I had resisted all the way until then; that was also the first time I'd owned my own computer; prior to then, I typed up all documents on an electric typewriter, and then eventually, a word processor, before finally getting a computer.

3. I have a love/hate relationship with the Internet. On one hand, information is easy to obtain; on the other, it is much too distracting. In some ways I really think the Internet has made us dumber; no one takes the time to think anymore, to contemplate, devoid of electronic distraction.

4. We'd occasionally eat turkey when I was growing up, which I can't stand. As an adult, I try to avoid it whenever possible. I much prefer chicken.

@northcoast said:

1. I was about 13 when a computer was first introduced into my home; this would've been around 1988, and the computer was a Tandy. I did very little on it; no Internet back then; my Mom got it for her writing. I did do some writing on it myself, some files I typed up just for fun. I also played a (very primitive, for the time) F-15 Eagle simulator videogame on it.

2. I didn't get the Internet in my home until 2004, when I was 29. I had resisted all the way until then; that was also the first time I'd owned my own computer; prior to then, I typed up all documents on an electronic typewriter, and then eventually, a word processor, before finally getting a computer.

3. I have a love/hate relationship with the Internet. On one hand, information is easy to obtain; on the other, it is much too distracting. In some ways I really think the Internet has made us dumber; no one takes the time to think anymore, to contemplate, devoid of electronic distraction.

4. We'd occasionally eat turkey when I was growing up, which I can't stand. As an adult, I try to avoid it whenever possible. I much prefer chicken.

I tend to agree with your thoughts about the internet. There are very good things about it, don't get me wrong, but I do think it has affected my attention span, my thinking patterns, and my interactions.

I've not heard anyone else say that before about turkey and chicken, but I'm very much the same way. Many times turkey is too "gamey" for my tastes, and I'll take the milder chicken anytime.

Also, I've not seen you on this board before, and I hope you'll keep coming back!

@Lemons said:

@northcoast said:

1. I was about 13 when a computer was first introduced into my home; this would've been around 1988, and the computer was a Tandy. I did very little on it; no Internet back then; my Mom got it for her writing. I did do some writing on it myself, some files I typed up just for fun. I also played a (very primitive, for the time) F-15 Eagle simulator videogame on it.

2. I didn't get the Internet in my home until 2004, when I was 29. I had resisted all the way until then; that was also the first time I'd owned my own computer; prior to then, I typed up all documents on an electronic typewriter, and then eventually, a word processor, before finally getting a computer.

3. I have a love/hate relationship with the Internet. On one hand, information is easy to obtain; on the other, it is much too distracting. In some ways I really think the Internet has made us dumber; no one takes the time to think anymore, to contemplate, devoid of electronic distraction.

4. We'd occasionally eat turkey when I was growing up, which I can't stand. As an adult, I try to avoid it whenever possible. I much prefer chicken.

I tend to agree with your thoughts about the internet. There are very good things about it, don't get me wrong, but I do think it has affected my attention span, my thinking patterns, and my interactions.

I've not heard anyone else say that before about turkey and chicken, but I'm very much the same way. Many times turkey is too "gamey" for my tastes, and I'll take the milder chicken anytime.

Also, I've not seen you on this board before, and I hope you'll keep coming back!

I can take or leave turkey and chicken - give me a nice steak or some pulled pork any day!

@Gothish520 said:

@Lemons said:

@northcoast said:

1. I was about 13 when a computer was first introduced into my home; this would've been around 1988, and the computer was a Tandy. I did very little on it; no Internet back then; my Mom got it for her writing. I did do some writing on it myself, some files I typed up just for fun. I also played a (very primitive, for the time) F-15 Eagle simulator videogame on it.

2. I didn't get the Internet in my home until 2004, when I was 29. I had resisted all the way until then; that was also the first time I'd owned my own computer; prior to then, I typed up all documents on an electronic typewriter, and then eventually, a word processor, before finally getting a computer.

3. I have a love/hate relationship with the Internet. On one hand, information is easy to obtain; on the other, it is much too distracting. In some ways I really think the Internet has made us dumber; no one takes the time to think anymore, to contemplate, devoid of electronic distraction.

4. We'd occasionally eat turkey when I was growing up, which I can't stand. As an adult, I try to avoid it whenever possible. I much prefer chicken.

I tend to agree with your thoughts about the internet. There are very good things about it, don't get me wrong, but I do think it has affected my attention span, my thinking patterns, and my interactions.

I've not heard anyone else say that before about turkey and chicken, but I'm very much the same way. Many times turkey is too "gamey" for my tastes, and I'll take the milder chicken anytime.

Also, I've not seen you on this board before, and I hope you'll keep coming back!

I can take or leave turkey and chicken - give me a nice steak or some pulled pork any day!

Oh, I love steak, too! I used to be good with pulled pork until I got food poisoning off of it once. You know how that can spoil things...

@Lemons said:

@Gothish520 said:

@Lemons said:

@northcoast said:

1. I was about 13 when a computer was first introduced into my home; this would've been around 1988, and the computer was a Tandy. I did very little on it; no Internet back then; my Mom got it for her writing. I did do some writing on it myself, some files I typed up just for fun. I also played a (very primitive, for the time) F-15 Eagle simulator videogame on it.

2. I didn't get the Internet in my home until 2004, when I was 29. I had resisted all the way until then; that was also the first time I'd owned my own computer; prior to then, I typed up all documents on an electronic typewriter, and then eventually, a word processor, before finally getting a computer.

3. I have a love/hate relationship with the Internet. On one hand, information is easy to obtain; on the other, it is much too distracting. In some ways I really think the Internet has made us dumber; no one takes the time to think anymore, to contemplate, devoid of electronic distraction.

4. We'd occasionally eat turkey when I was growing up, which I can't stand. As an adult, I try to avoid it whenever possible. I much prefer chicken.

I tend to agree with your thoughts about the internet. There are very good things about it, don't get me wrong, but I do think it has affected my attention span, my thinking patterns, and my interactions.

I've not heard anyone else say that before about turkey and chicken, but I'm very much the same way. Many times turkey is too "gamey" for my tastes, and I'll take the milder chicken anytime.

Also, I've not seen you on this board before, and I hope you'll keep coming back!

I can take or leave turkey and chicken - give me a nice steak or some pulled pork any day!

Oh, I love steak, too! I used to be good with pulled pork until I got food poisoning off of it once. You know how that can spoil things...

Ewww, poor thing! From a restaurant? I tend to avoid foods that likely have been sitting around in a pot all day at restaurants for that reason - too easy for it fall below safe temperature and get tainted!

@Gothish520 said:

Ewww, poor thing! From a restaurant? I tend to avoid foods that likely have been sitting around in a pot all day at restaurants for that reason - too easy for it fall below safe temperature and get tainted!

Yes, it was from a restaurant where I had taken a friend for her birthday. I'll spare you the rest, but it's the sickest I've been in a long, long time. I can still eat pork chops and pork tenderloin, though, and enjoy them.

Speaking of pork-like products from my childhood, I certainly ate my share of bologna, "olive loaf", "pickle-pimento loaf", Vienna Sausages and SPAM growing up. Did you eat that stuff? (Hope I haven't made you lose your breakfast!! )

@Lemons said:

@Gothish520 said:

Ewww, poor thing! From a restaurant? I tend to avoid foods that likely have been sitting around in a pot all day at restaurants for that reason - too easy for it fall below safe temperature and get tainted!

Yes, it was from a restaurant where I had taken a friend for her birthday. I'll spare you the rest, but it's the sickest I've been in a long, long time. I can still eat pork chops and pork tenderloin, though, and enjoy them.

Speaking of pork-like products from my childhood, I certainly ate my share of bologna, "olive loaf", "pickle-pimento loaf", Vienna Sausages and SPAM growing up. Did you eat that stuff? (Hope I haven't made you lose your breakfast!! )

SPAM was a staple when I was in the younger grades! SPAM sandwiches with mustard for lunch! I liked it a lot when I was kid, but I tried it again as an adult years ago and it was way too salty.

Lots of bologna sandwiches too, and pickle-pimento on occasion. I don't think my mom bought olive loaf or Vienna sausages though. And domestic ham, the rectangular slices from the deli. Feeding a family of four on one income for so long, we always got what was on sale, which makes sense, of course. When my mother started working after the youngest was in school full-time, we upgraded to the fancier honey and brown sugar hams and they were a revelation - so good!

@Gothish520 said:

SPAM was a staple when I was in the younger grades! SPAM sandwiches with mustard for lunch! I liked it a lot when I was kid, but I tried it again as an adult years ago and it was way too salty.

Lots of bologna sandwiches too, and pickle-pimento on occasion. I don't think my mom bought olive loaf or Vienna sausages though. And domestic ham, the rectangular slices from the deli. Feeding a family of four on one income for so long, we always got what was on sale, which makes sense, of course. When my mother started working after the youngest was in school full-time, we upgraded to the fancier honey and brown sugar hams and they were a revelation - so good!

I think those were just the normal sandwich meats of our childhood. My mom would make pigs in the blanket with Vienna sausages and crescent rolls, and if I'm honest, I would still eat that today.

@Lemons said:

@Gothish520 said:

SPAM was a staple when I was in the younger grades! SPAM sandwiches with mustard for lunch! I liked it a lot when I was kid, but I tried it again as an adult years ago and it was way too salty.

Lots of bologna sandwiches too, and pickle-pimento on occasion. I don't think my mom bought olive loaf or Vienna sausages though. And domestic ham, the rectangular slices from the deli. Feeding a family of four on one income for so long, we always got what was on sale, which makes sense, of course. When my mother started working after the youngest was in school full-time, we upgraded to the fancier honey and brown sugar hams and they were a revelation - so good!

I think those were just the normal sandwich meats of our childhood. My mom would make pigs in the blanket with Vienna sausages and crescent rolls, and if I'm honest, I would still eat that today.

Pigs in a Blanket are always a crowd-pleaser - we have them frequently. Of course, I cheat and buy the frozen, which are decent, but the ones made with crescent rolls are delicious!

I also LOVED liverwurst as a kid. Haven't had it in decades though, I wonder if I would still enjoy it?

@Gothish520 said:

Pigs in a Blanket are always a crowd-pleaser - we have them frequently. Of course, I cheat and buy the frozen, which are decent, but the ones made with crescent rolls are delicious!

I also LOVED liverwurst as a kid. Haven't had it in decades though, I wonder if I would still enjoy it?

I've never had liverwurst. Is it made from liver?

@Lemons said:

@Gothish520 said:

Pigs in a Blanket are always a crowd-pleaser - we have them frequently. Of course, I cheat and buy the frozen, which are decent, but the ones made with crescent rolls are delicious!

I also LOVED liverwurst as a kid. Haven't had it in decades though, I wonder if I would still enjoy it?

I've never had liverwurst. Is it made from liver?

Yes, liver or liver and pork. I'm a bit skittish of eating cold cuts now because of listeria concerns, so I don't eat that much deli meat anymore. I think that's why I didn't try it again when I had my anemia.

@Gothish520 said:

Yes, liver or liver and pork. I'm a bit skittish of eating cold cuts now because of listeria concerns, so I don't eat that much deli meat anymore. I think that's why I didn't try it again when I had my anemia.

I'm kind of picky about lunch meat, and actually don't eat a lot of sandwiches these days. One thing I do still like is that Buddig brand meat- almost see through, but only the chicken.

Thanks for taking a trip down memory lane with me.

@Lemons said:

@Gothish520 said:

Yes, liver or liver and pork. I'm a bit skittish of eating cold cuts now because of listeria concerns, so I don't eat that much deli meat anymore. I think that's why I didn't try it again when I had my anemia.

I'm kind of picky about lunch meat, and actually don't eat a lot of sandwiches these days. One thing I do still like is that Buddig brand meat- almost see through, but only the chicken.

Thanks for taking a trip down memory lane with me.

Anytime Lemons!

I've never heard of pigs in a blanket made with Vienna sausage. That just seems wrong. And Vienna sausage always seemed too greasy and bad texture to me, although once heated/cooked might be better. But really, better to use regular small hot dogs, or those "Lil Smokies" sausages for mini versions. I've seen "recipes" for making those with pieces of biscuit dough that come from a tube, like Pillsbury. Those are smaller than the crescent rolls. But maybe just the regular biscuits, the Grands might also be too big.

A fried Spam sandwich - a Spamwich! - is still a favorite. On toasted bread. There are some other varieties of Spam available now too, including lower sodium. Might be worth a try for people who find/found it too salty.