Top five inventions I take for granted

After using the restroom around a half hour ago it occurred to me just how spectacular my life is, made possible courtesy of the brainchildren of geniuses on the shoulders of giants. And it struck me just how obscenely miniscule these things have become in our lives, things that primitive civilizations centuries ago would likely have worshiped. Here are the top five modern luxuries I take for granted in my life, feel free to post your own.

1. The toilet (If you'd prefer not to die of dysentery, no need to explain. It's just so damn convenient.)

Which leads me to #2 (No pun intended) ...

2. Sewage treatment / Septic tanks (Again, I must say I seriously enjoy the benefits of this wonderful tunnel system / hole beneath the earth that allows me to do my business and forget about it forever. As opposed to the alternative, finding it the next morning, in my glass of water.)

3. Organized education (As much as everyone who is presently or has gone through school will complain from time to time, it's no secret that the key to advancing as a society is education. I am educated, my father is educated, and his father was educated. That is all well and good, but in a few short years none of it will matter, what will matter is how the knowledge my generation and those before it have acquired will benefit my son in his world. In America especially it's so easy to take for granted the opportunity to wake up and spend the entire day learning, growing as a person in so many ways, and boy am I glad to have had it.)

2. The airplane (I quite enjoy the opportunity to make trips around the country without anybody dying, getting attacked by Buffalo or shot at by Native Americans. A comedian, the name of whom I can't remember, once said, "You're sitting on a chair in the SKY ! You're like a Greek myth right now!".)

1. Cell phones (I've put myself in so many situations that, had it taken place 10 years ago, I would have been S.O.L. I don't love the cell phone because of texting or features, those are nice but for the navigationally challenged it's just so amazing to hold, in my pocket, the ability to talk to someone in China for a few cents per minute, if I really needed to.)

So there you have it. In no particular order, the top five things I know I take for granted in my life that have graced me with their presence enough times to warrant special attention.

luv zomberz

 

Out of curiosity, what sort of business are you in, and to/from where do you travel?