Oh, so reed stylii and clay tablets you had, did you? Very well for you Mr. Fancy-Schmancy scribe, given that we had to make do with drawing shapes in the sand with our fingers. Oh, and that wind! Let me tell you. Reed stylii and clay tablets would have been a welcome luxury.
O here we go again Man I would have given anything for some of that 'new-fangled' sand to write in when I was growing up! And clay? Who could afford water AND dirt?
@Faye: You've got it right on the 80/20 rule. Couldn't have said it better myself!
Ack, no... but we did use lava to make our sidewalks. What with the high price of concrete and the constant availablility of earth-ripping volcanos in the area. People in our neighborhood were impatient, let me tell you. Blackfoot Indians? Ha! Brownfoot maybe. WE had black feet in those days. Who could wait for the sidewalk to cool down?
Ack, no... but we did use lava to make our sidewalks. What with the high price of concrete and the constant availablility of earth-ripping volcanos in the area. People in our neighborhood were impatient, let me tell you. Blackfoot Indians? Ha! Brownfoot maybe. WE had black feet in those days. Who could wait for the sidewalk to cool down?
Man I would have given anything for some of that 'new-fangled' sand to write in when I was growing up! And clay? Who could afford water AND dirt?