Listing humanity's greatest inventions may daunt some, but not me. As I have put absolutely no thought into this list, it is impossible for me to be daunted. The top five in descending order:
5) The front porch. Well, the front porch in summer. It's not much of an invention this time of year.
4) The rocking chair, especially when combined with #5.
3) The dishwasher. If it weren't for this, we'd be spending half our evenings standing over the sink instead of outside on #5.
2) The credit card swipe at the gas pump. This is not only convenient, it saves the aggravation of having to talk to the person at the gas station cash register who too often acts like something that rhymes with "gas-swipe."
1) A tie between the TV remote and the Digital Video Recorder. Not only can I change the channels with the touch of a button, but if I actually find something that I want to watch, I can pause it, go back, and then skip forward through the commercials. In addition, it does not require me to house boxes and boxes of VHS tapes, which we never watch anyway, because that requires getting off the couch and fumbling around with that machine that is constantly blinking "12:00."
So, ladies and gentlemen, there you have it. Some may argue for other inventions, but taken all around, I think this is a fine list.
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