This post of frivolity is aimed at the life we have become accustomed to
and how I deal with said life when it is not as I have become
accustomed to. Alright, now that have committed so many grammatical
errors,I can't count them, I will continue.
Like most of you I have had a cell phone for many, many years and every time one wears out I get another that has, by that time, become much more technologically advanced. Usually by the time I feel comfortable with it, it crashes or falls apart necessitating yet another. Now, bear in mind that I am not a teenager, and although the latest version was "smart phone capable".....( whatever the heck that means.. perhaps it was capable of being smart but chooses not to be!!) and was very touch sensitive, much to the chagrin of my five thumbed husband. We did, however, learn to operate the device, at least for making "phone calls" which I believe is or at least was, the primary reason for having one!
Like most of you I have had a cell phone for many, many years and every time one wears out I get another that has, by that time, become much more technologically advanced. Usually by the time I feel comfortable with it, it crashes or falls apart necessitating yet another. Now, bear in mind that I am not a teenager, and although the latest version was "smart phone capable".....( whatever the heck that means.. perhaps it was capable of being smart but chooses not to be!!) and was very touch sensitive, much to the chagrin of my five thumbed husband. We did, however, learn to operate the device, at least for making "phone calls" which I believe is or at least was, the primary reason for having one!
Fast forward 11 months. I now am able to text at a reasonable speed, take impromptu pictures, and even use it as a calculator,and a mobile calendar for my appointments! All of that changed this morning. After being carefully examined by a"certified specialist",it was determined that there was a hairline crack in one corner that totally messed up the LCD screen. Now I am relegated to using an older model graciously donated by a family member who was wise enough to hold on to her previous model and not toss them out as I finally did two months ago!!!
The point of this diatribe is to point out that we,or at least I, can so easily fall prey to the insatiable Eagle of speed and ease, that I did not even realize it until it is no longer there. I am of the generation that started out DIALING numbers to communicate and now only have to "say the name" of the recipient of my call. Phones are only one of numerous modes of technology that have advanced faster that the speed of light. Bulky computers are now hand held devices, also on the above mentioned phones.... hence the "smart" part!! The two channel televisions that were floor models have been replaced with 60" and 70" models with unlimited access to movies shows and movies, and are sleekly mounted on walls or even ceilings!!!
Now I am about to relearn an old skill, hopefully not for long!!!
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Because hubby is technically challenged, we have the plainest, simplest cell phone and only use it for emergencies anyway.
ReplyDeleteThe next one we get will be just like yours,Jo. Enough of this foolishness!!
DeleteTwo months ago - so typical!
ReplyDeleteI swear, Gail, that I could hang on to some useless thing for years on end, then throw it away and BANG, I have a need for it!!! Thanks for your comment!!
DeleteI have still yet to advance to a 'smart' phone. I'm still using the original Start Trek look alike, the old flip phone. You've done well to master as much as you have on that smart phone. Too bad about the crack. Hope your new and improved 'even smarter' phone will be more fun!
ReplyDeleteI now have a loaner phone and am thinking that's all I need!!
DeleteLove it...at least those can phones never broke!!
ReplyDeleteLike Kathy I still have an "old" phone that flips open to reveal the screen and keyboard...but hey, it's lasted for these last 3 or 4 years!!
My husband has a 'smart' phone, we were grocery shopping yesterday and when he thought I wasn't looking I even caught him checking his e-mail in the grocery aisle...times have certainly changed! But, I'm not sure it's been for the better!
That's hilarious, Monica!
DeleteThat is a riot, Monica. I have to admit I also have been guilty of that sin!!!
DeleteAre you sure he was checking email and not reading the grocery list of his phone? I'm starting to do that b/c I "forget" my paperlist at home. Or I email home and ask them to send me a list. ;-)
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