I found myself concerned about the permanence of this diary, while looking at my great great grandfather's civil war diary. You see, I still have that, and can know what he did on particular days during the 1860s. But as I write this diary, it is very uncertain whether my great great grandchildren will have access to this information. Not that it seems important now, but I suppose it seemed rather unimportant, at the time, that Isaac Nace heard guns from over in Gettysburg.
Yes, I have backups, but what good will CDs and floppies be in 2140, I wonder? I should probably start printing this stuff out, and putting it in a binder of some kind, just out of courtesy to my decendents.
Just thought I would suggest this, begin the esteemed author you are, you could compile in .rtf or .txt the contents of this journal and then have itpublished in either perfect bound trade paperback, or hardcover through iUniverse. It is inexpensive and they churn out a really nice product for the modest investment.
Just an idea.
Posted by: Chris Davis on December 16, 2002 10:12 AMblasted dislexia... that should read being the esteemed author... argh.
Posted by: Chris Davis on December 16, 2002 10:13 AM