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Repeating this post from a couple of years ago. I ran across it, because I have STILL not completed my StoryWorth book (I extended the subscription)! Anyway, I think the subject is very interesting. Here is what I wrote in 2023:

More than a year ago, my daughter gave me a subscription to StoryWorth. How it works is this:

1. At least once a week, a question is emailed to me, and I write an essay about it. Some of the questions are supplied by StoryWorth, but most are asked by my daughter and her family members. I can also add topics that I want to include.
2. We can add photos to enhance the essays.
3. My daughter/grandsons can comment on the essays, or ask questions, and our conversation becomes part of the essay.
4. After a year or so, the essays are made into a book as a keepsake.

Here’s a REVIEW, that includes a lot more information about the product, if you are interested.

Anyway, back to the topic! The title of this post is this week’s StoryWorth question: What inventions have had the biggest impact on your day-to-day life?

There are so many to choose from. How about the transistor radio? Contact lenses? The telephone answering machine? Pocket calculator? The audio cassette? Fax machine? VCR? Digital camera? CD/DVD? Satellite navigation?

I’m thinking that these are the top three inventions during my lifetime that have had the most personal impact:

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