Progress happens in GR too

We take technological progress for granted these days.

It isn’t that surprising to hear about a smaller, faster and more powerful computer, nor is it really surprising when all a person needs to do to pay for something, is to hold their phone up to a scanner. Despite that, occasionally a bit of technological improvement can take us by surprise, which happened to me during a recent visit to McDonald’s.

In Green River, as well as much of Wyoming, residents are accustomed to being somewhat behind in the technology game. Typically speaking, there isn’t a lot of need to sit on the bleeding...