Since everyone’s into talking about hating phones, I figured I’d throw my oar in the water too. I loved the phone right through my teenage years. I and my girlfriends would chat the night away, even though we lived two… Read More ›
Cell Phones
LET’S BAN PENNIES – Marilyn Armstrong
I got an email from AT&T. It was alarming. I was overdue on my bill! They were going to report me to collection agencies, send it to all those companies that decide whether or not you deserve to have a credit… Read More ›
THE SAME. BUT LOUDER.
There’s a major kerfuffle about the new iPhone 7. I am not an iPhone fan. We’ve owned them, both the four and the five and were underwhelmed. We were much happier back when we could use a Blackberry, a mobile… Read More ›
EVIL SQUIRREL’S NEST COMIC #225 — 8/18/16
Since today is all about cell phones, somehow, this seemed the perfect companion to the fantastic, new iPhone 7 announcement! Please visit Evil Squirrel’s Nest for lots more cool and usually hilarious stuff!! See the rest of the story and other… Read More ›
WHY TEXTING?
I have, after considerable investigation, decided there’s a reason — other than fashion and lifestyle changes — to explain the popularity of texting. No one can hear anything on their cell phone. The sound quality of voice on most mobile… Read More ›
WHERE’S MY WIFE?
As we were packing up to come home — really, I wasn’t packing so much as stuffing my belongings into a duffel — I was bummed. At having to come home to reality. Reality is full of telephone calls. Details. Bills. Thanksgiving is next… Read More ›
FOR ONE CENT PLAIN
I got an email from AT&T. It was alarming. I was overdue on my bill! They were going to report me to collection agencies, send it to all those companies that decide whether or not you deserve to have a credit… Read More ›
Hello? Can you hear me? — I love progress!
Progress. I love progress and am strongly in favor of it, especially when we are progressing backwards. Kind of like technological time travel as gradually, by adding more and better high-tech devices, stuff that used to be simple and problem-free… Read More ›
Weekly Writing Challenge: Truth Is Stranger Than Fiction — 15, The World Is Mine!
It’s a moment of pure joy, a moment of revelation. Caught in the camera’s lens, the caterpillar emerges from the chrysalis. A moment comes when suddenly, you know you’ve changed. No more the kid, you’ve moved up a rung on… Read More ›
Life hurts
My granddaughter and many of her friends are having big problems in high school. Their problems are identical to those of my generation but this generation is even more clueless than we were. They have no idea how to cope…. Read More ›
The Golden Days Begin With A Dental Checkup
It was a beautiful morning and if I hadn’t had a dentist appointment, it would have been a great day for a photo shoot. I didn’t want to go to the dentist anyhow and if it weren’t for all those… Read More ›
