Lileks Vision of Tomorrow

Lileks is such a joy. Little tidbits that, to him, fly out of his mind faster than Indy cars, give us all those “Ahh” moments and laughs to boot. Here’s a snippet from today’s Bleat.

I know it sounds rather excessive, but I made a vow when Gnat was born that I wouldn’t film & forget; I wouldn’t have boxes of jumbled unlabeled video tapes, never viewed, never sorted. It’s also had the side benefit of slowing Time’s cackling gallop; the last five years don’t seem like a blur at all, because I’ve gone back, hammered in the signposts, marked the journey. And on the odd chance that she inherits my interest in the culture of her gauzy happy youth, I’ve saved the quotidian detritus that usually gets whisked into the bin. And if some day she says she appreciates it, well, I’ll be able to say “do you know the Firewire conflicts with iSight and an underpowered bus I had to resolve to back up that movie?” And then she’ll call for the nurse and have my Soma-Drip ration increased. So it’s all good.

For the geeked family videographers among us, this is sure to bring a smile.