User talk:Ray Calvin Baker/Folk History

OK, I told you that I intended to list some "adventures" here.

One of my cousins sent me his account of my father's experiences in the early days of RADIO.

I remenber the day my Father drove his family to Hillcrest, to purchase our first black-and-white TV set.

My classmate in eighth grade at Lexington Elementary School, Forrest Barber, played "hooky" one day, in order to obtain his pilot's license at the earliest possible legal age. Forrest told s story about his father's exploits to Chet Peek, author of _The_Taylorcraft_Story_. I intend to ask the publisher for permission to post that story in the Department of Folk History here. I would be delighted to post pictures of Forrest and my Father, here too, if I can obtain permission.

Mr. Kurzweil, inventor, futurist, and author, has charted the ever-accelerating rate of increase of technological culture. He predicts that SOON, this rate will go beyond anything we can now imagine. (Perhaps a link to the popular song, Welcome to the Future" would be nice here. Probably, that would be TOO MUCH to ask.) [PUT LINK HERE to my posting of _The_Last_History_Book_Before_the_Singularity_]

I would also like to obtain permission from Raymond Kutzweil's publisher, to post Ray's 25-page list of "Recommended Readings", an appendix in his book, _The_Age_of_Spiritual_Machines_, as an addition to the current reading list in my "School of Creativity". This is NOT a short quotation, but, I can ask!

Although it is a popular quotation from Grace Hopper, [PUT LINK HERE to Wikiquote], it is socially correct, quite possible, and not TOO difficult, to ask for permission. [PUT LINK HERE to my "Noble Adventure" posting.] Ray Calvin Baker (talk) 23:05, 5 October 2012 (UTC)