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Do men still keep diaries, memoirs, etc?
Posted on 2/22/18 at 5:17 am
Posted on 2/22/18 at 5:17 am
Been on WWII documentary watching kick here lately. And it's amazing how much they know about Hitler and his inner circle because of their diary entries.
Got me to thinking that alot of historical knowledge is supported by things like that.
Got me to thinking that alot of historical knowledge is supported by things like that.
Posted on 2/22/18 at 5:21 am to NATidefan
I do, but I am a ship captain.
Posted on 2/22/18 at 5:49 am to NATidefan
Yes, it's called Facebook
Posted on 2/22/18 at 5:53 am to NATidefan
Probably similar to our work calendar's. I put all my shite on there.
Posted on 2/22/18 at 5:55 am to NATidefan
I've seriously thought about starting one.
I know it's a macabre thought, but what if I get Alzheimer's? I'd like to have a way to ensure my kids know who I really was.
I know it's a macabre thought, but what if I get Alzheimer's? I'd like to have a way to ensure my kids know who I really was.
Posted on 2/22/18 at 5:58 am to AUCE05
I have a work calendar. I don't put my feelings on politics, other people, love life, life goals, etc on there.
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Posted on 2/22/18 at 6:00 am to NATidefan
Ha. I agree. But someone 100 years from now could piece together our daily activities from our calendars
Posted on 2/22/18 at 6:01 am to NATidefan
I write my diary right here. On tRant.
Posted on 2/22/18 at 6:15 am to NATidefan
I have a book I write in occasionally. Not everyday. Sometimes weeks go by between entries. I just write down thoughts on family, country, life, quotes, excerpts, current events, etc. My future generations can do as they please with it but hope they read it, write their own thoughts, and pass it on.
Posted on 2/22/18 at 6:22 am to NATidefan
I believe in the concept of a journal, but these days, anything you write down will eventually be held against you.
People in our time are obsessed with your private information and feel they have a right to it. Especially if they can leverage it to their advantage. It’s one of the things that really sucks about modern society. No boundaries. No respect for privacy.
People in our time are obsessed with your private information and feel they have a right to it. Especially if they can leverage it to their advantage. It’s one of the things that really sucks about modern society. No boundaries. No respect for privacy.
Posted on 2/22/18 at 6:23 am to NATidefan
My husband keeps one of those 5 year one minute journals, but I have no idea how often he keeps up with it.
Posted on 2/22/18 at 6:26 am to LSUfan20005
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'd like to have a way to ensure my kids know who I really was.
They don't have a good sense of you now?
Posted on 2/22/18 at 6:28 am to SpqrTiger
You must lead a sad life if you can't keep a journal without constantly worrying about people reading it
Posted on 2/22/18 at 6:30 am to Senior Sidewalker
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You must lead a sad life if you can't keep a journal without constantly worrying about people reading it
Life is filled with drama and intrigue at his trailer park.
Posted on 2/22/18 at 6:35 am to thelawnwranglers
They are 10 and under - things will be much different when they are adults and have their own kids.
My dad died when I was young, and I have never wished he was still around more than I do now in my mid 30's.
My dad died when I was young, and I have never wished he was still around more than I do now in my mid 30's.
Posted on 2/22/18 at 3:25 pm to Senior Sidewalker
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You must lead a sad life if you can't keep a journal without constantly worrying about people reading it
Tell you what... you start keeping a journal, and you come back and post here in about three days when someone has read it.
If you live with other people, I guarantee that they will read it. No matter how innocuous it may be.
Posted on 2/22/18 at 9:27 pm to SpqrTiger
I've kept one for years. No one has read it
Get a handle on your life
Get a handle on your life
Posted on 2/22/18 at 9:30 pm to NATidefan
The majority of my working career is noted on these.
Posted on 2/22/18 at 9:34 pm to NATidefan
I write occasionally in Field Notes/Moleskines when we travel and during big events.
It's not like deep thoughts, just summaries of places we go and stuff we see. I like having records of little shops and bars and restaurants we've been to. I also think it'd be cool if my parents/grandparents had that type of stuff to pass along, so hopefully my kids will feel the same.
Likely our times won't be as interesting as prior generations (depression, WWII, 60s/civil rights) but I suppose you never know what'll seem interesting years from now.
It's not like deep thoughts, just summaries of places we go and stuff we see. I like having records of little shops and bars and restaurants we've been to. I also think it'd be cool if my parents/grandparents had that type of stuff to pass along, so hopefully my kids will feel the same.
Likely our times won't be as interesting as prior generations (depression, WWII, 60s/civil rights) but I suppose you never know what'll seem interesting years from now.
Posted on 2/22/18 at 9:35 pm to NATidefan
The only thing similar that I keep would be a journal where I write the details of many of my hunting trips (i.e. weather, who hunted, location, what we killed, etc.). I am not sure there is a point to it, but it is kind of cool to go back and read about how different things were just 20 years ago.
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