I thought I would introduce a little merriment into a post. I was humming an old Aretha Franklin song the other day and I realized she was asking “who’s zooming who?” If you want to hear the whole song you can https://www.youtube.com/watch?reload=9&v=Gi6yGuvKv_E. I claim no responsibility for any ad that youtube plays first. I just had to click through an ad for a conspiracy newspaper!
Zoom has a long and checkered meaning, long before it was applied to that application now being used for office meetings, religious services, and book clubs. In this case it just suggests who is checking who out–you or me? In a way this also applies to the present incarnation of Zoom. How often do you find yourself checking out the books behind the speaker, the pets wandering in and out, the 80’s decor? But as Aretha points out “who’s zooming who?” I wonder what everyone in church is learning about me!
Saved By Words 
I was wondering how long it would be before it became a verb in the same way as ‘to google’ or ‘to hoover’…
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“Hoover” never caught on here, for some reason. It is always just vacuum. My grandchildren assume “google” has always had its current meaning.
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I remember the song well, though I have never used Zoom (or Skype) to talk to anyone on camera. The virus lockdown is rapidly changing the way people communicate, and I am left wondering if such video calling will end up becoming the norm after all this.
I have no doubt that if I used this to chat ‘live’ to bloggers, most would be surprised by my accent. 🙂
Best wishes, Pete.
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That would be fun, actually. I wonder if it will ever happen among some of us.
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🙂 I have yet to experience a zoom call/meeting but I do LOVE Aretha and I was blessed to see her live in Detroit! 🙂
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What a treat. I have never seen her in person.
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it really was a treat! 🙂
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I don’t remember this Aretha song, but I like it a lot.
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It’s so appropriate right now.
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HI Elizabeth, how are you doing?
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I am doing well. We have enough food, enough money, enough internet access, the ability to sit outside 6 feet from our grandchildren, lots to read and a good marriage. I feel blessed for sure.
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Leave it to Aretha. She was the best.
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You said it, sister!
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😀
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Love the song! We just did a zoom call with one of our children and two of our grandchildren. It was a hoot watching the dogs in the background. Even funnier when they pushed their nose up toward the camera.
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I am getting used to the whole medium. I have actually started using Face Time with a couple of old friends after saying I never would.
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It is amazing what we come to terms with, Elizabeth.
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Just joined a Zoom book club. Getting pretty used to the whole thing.
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How interesting, Elizabeth. Who sponsors the book club?
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A friend from the gym. We found a way to keep seeing each other.
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How nice!
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