I'm 80 but have had two glimpses of the future lately.  My grandson showed up with his Tesla and took me for a ride where I was terrified by him not driving the car.  It even parked itself!  Then, we ate at a restaurant where a robot brought our food.  Heaven only knows what the future will bring.

I thought back to some of the "new" things I saw in my life.  As a 4yo, a neighbor babysat me while Mom worked.  One day, her husband brought home an electric toaster.  It was magic!  Put in bread and it toasts by itself!  We went through a whole loaf.  I often played with the boy next door whose family had a tv, we didn't.  The programming came on at noon so we sat there staring at the test pattern til it began.  The high point of the day was Howdy Doody at 3.

Fitted sheets were a miracle.  Who would have thought?  Conditioner was a hair revolution.  I didn't have to clean it up but I remember the coal man delivering.  The housewives must have been so grateful when gas heat came in.  No-iron fabrics - they've saved hours and hours of precious time.  Mom ironed her sheets on a wrangle, a machine with a large rotating cylinder.  I did plenty of ironing in my day - thank goodness that's over.

I guess every generation experiences the changes.  I often think about my grandparents, they saw indoor plumbing become standard.  They were raised with horses and saw the whole car revolution.

I just wonder what all the future will bring, you guys will see it all.