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Prague In The Palm Of Your Hand

@roddreher In Prague. Just saw Hannah by chance. She recognized my daughter as we were admiring the view in a large square. She’s well. — Robert Mann (@RTMannJr) June 4, 2014 Isn’t that amazing? I love it. Made me think about how a couple of weeks ago, I was standing in the YMCA when my […]

Isn’t that amazing? I love it. Made me think about how a couple of weeks ago, I was standing in the YMCA when my iPhone buzzed. It was my friend Marnix, in suburban Amsterdam, FaceTiming me. We spoke on that video call for about 12 minutes. It’s amazing that I can stand in the Y in Zachary, Louisiana, and have a videophone chat with a man in Europe. It’s even more amazing that it doesn’t occur to me until later what a big deal that is.

And now, a Twitter friend runs into my niece in Prague, and I know it instantly. World of wonders…

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