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If you began life connected to the internet, you may not even be aware of some of
I enjoy thinking fondly of some of the books I relied on before I had a whole
Most of these categories of books are still available in updated to those who want to use
But I personally don’t keep updated copies on hand the way I used to
They were arduous, less spontaneous, and full of all sorts of mix-ups
She told me the street/avenue intersection of the shop (no Google maps)
I went to the coffee shop on the street, while she went to the coffee shop on
Eventually we both got tired of waiting for the other and proceeded directly to the concert hall
I’ll stop among the reference books that used to help me live it up
And the Yellow Pages were where you turned when you needed to find a tree doctor or
But these references also provided invaluable information when you were someplace new
I think of when my family traveled, and we’d turn to the Yellow Pages to find
As a person with lots of interests even as a kid, I never failed to look through
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Because of the eponymous social network’s dominance on the internet, I can’t tell if colleges
But in my day, when you locked eyes with that cutie in the laundry room, you had
There was something hopeful, maybe even a little wholesome, in giving your photo and name to your
For tourists, there were cumbersome folding city and transit maps
Poster-sized documents people pulled from their pockets and bags to advertise, I’m not from here
It’s a pocket-size book that breaks the megalopolis into hundreds of tiny, detailed maps
These were the books that made me less afraid to go off the beaten path
We went to all sorts of goofy places like Carhenge and Deadwood, South Dakota
And we did this all with paper maps!? Like, how? I guess it’s advisable to keep
But could you use one? I’m just going to assume it’s like riding a bicycle
And I remember it would provide a rating for ambiance, which I found hilarious
But it still feels great to eat there because you’re sure they can keep the place
Perhaps needless to say, I did not really make enough money while I lived in New York
I think it’s because before there were Wikipedia rabbit holes to fall down, there were books
Nowadays I’m an avid daily player of Worldle (like Wordle but you name countries by seeing
I can thank that atlas I thumbed through all those mornings in middle school while boning up
I haven’t found anything digital that can replicate the experience of flipping back and forth between
And I’m still analog when it comes to my calendar/planner and my address book