From Boomer to Zoomer in 70 Years
… or maybe in just 70 days. Soon after I began sheltering in place because I am a Baby Boomer and hence in a vulnerable category for infection by the new coronavirus, I was introduced to ZOOM because of a meeting I needed to attend. It then dawned on me that I could use this program myself for one-on-one conversations with friends … and in particular over a meal, just as if I were having them over for dinner. I suggested this to a friend and we tried it out. It worked like a charm. Each of us had a talking head perched opposite him on his respective dining room table while we ate and chatted. Of course it was strictly potluck! Although on a date I would be able to order a special meal from a restaurant to be delivered to the lady’s doorstep. Then it occurred to me that I could use the program to talk to people who were not local. Indeed, I immediately went for broke and arranged chats with two people I know in Australia – literally on the opposite side of the globe from where I l