Technology is all around us everyday...

...but just imagine all the everyday items that weren't around 100 years ago. Just today...

1) I woke up to my ihome blaring the radio.

2) I took a shower, dried my hair with a hair dryer and straightened it with a flat iron.

3) I used an iron to get the wrinkles out of my t-shirt.

4) I made toast in the toaster, scrambled eggs on the stove, and pulled the milk out of the refridgerator.

5) My mom drove me to school in her car.

6) I warmed up my leftovers in the mircrowave in the cafeteria.

7) I listened to my itouch and texted my friends on my cellphone as I walked home from school.

8) After school I got on the computer to check grade speed, email my friends, and get on facebook.

9) Transfered clothes from the washing machine to the dryer.

10) Later I wrote papers and created powerpoints on my laptop for school assignments.

11) I played Beatles Rockband with my family on the Wii.

12) We watched American Idol off the DVR on our HD flat screen tv.

13) Bump up the AC, turn on the fan, switch off the lamp, and fall asleep.

Many of these "normal household objects" we often take for granted. Technology is used and created for our convenience. Items such as the car provide transportation, something to get us where we need to go quickly. The washing machine, dryer, iron, refridgerator, and stove aid us in everyday activities such as doing the laundry or making dinner. Washing machines keep our clothes clean, while refridgerators keep our food from spoiling.

On the other hand, many aspects of technology are not necessities, but rather luxuries. We do not need ipods, cell phones, or the latest hand held device to keep us alive, but they do provide us with entertainment as well a way of communicating with friends and family that are not near. Technology is used in the business world as well as in schools.

Technology has become a large part of the foundation of our culture. Most everything either is technology or has been made on such equipment or machinery. It has become such a part of our lives and it is unfortunate that we so often do not appreciate how far technology has come.

First was the discovery of fire and then that of the wheel. We progressed to create contraptions harnessing simple physics. Following this was the invention of electricity. All of the above are milestones in our technological past. Another is the microchip. This is practically in everything that is digital today such as computers, cell phones, and televisions.

Technology has come so far... and has so much yet to come!