So glad you re-posted this. I snort-laughed my way through the whole thing. I got the same talk from one of my sons when I asked him why he hadn't responded to my email. EMAIL? C'mon dad.
Laughed out loud at "adding shredded coconut to kale makes it easier to scrape into the garbage."
I'm inspired. I think I'll take a selfie of my dog and email it to my sons.
"If you have already read it, thank you! If not, check it out. It may be about you." Too much! Yes, this hit home. I like only needing "a two-year guarantee" as well as your other gems in this piece. So glad to have been turned on to your writing. Jim Cummings did it. :)
Exactly my way of thinking.... and, yes, TV's long gone and it ain't returning... and no Uber... and no "TikTok shorts..."... and none of the other "must have" garbage. Just one wide quiet blissful domain where life moves at normal speed... [I bet using 'normal' could trigger maniacal counterfires. I can live with that].
PERFECT !!!! Exactly yes. )))) No taxi or bus in our little town. I always bring "my crayons" where ever I go just in case I have to wait.... best taco place in the state, clinic, tax guy, grocery not open yet, pharmacy "ready in about an hour" etc etc. Crayons equal clueless crossword book (and eraser). On rare occasion of using the credit card, I DO write down the amount so I don't have a heart attack when the bill comes. Email crucial in my life... faster delivery than phone messages. No need to answer this week. Ok I'll be 78 in June. Old is good. ))) hmmmm.... maybe I'll be dead before that bit of siding has to be fixed....
The other day, as my daughter's robot vacuum was whirling its way across the floors and picking up the tiniest threads and silky cat hairs, I found myself asking "her", "ChiCha, did You sweep the kitchen yet?" I walk the fine line of more technology or less in my life -- my smart phone can also be quite stupid, and still ... I have so much miscellaneous knowledge at my fingertips, and I text more than a teenager with my "besties", many old like me. Let me know if You start writing with pen and ink.
Setting aside all this technology talk, I do pray that I die with a little smile on my lips.
"Sounds like a major waste of time to me. And sort of a disgusting alternative to waffles." - HA! Indeed.
Great read, Sharron! It was my first of yours. :-) My husband and I were the last of our family/friends to buy smart phones. And I think we only did it because that shift happened where the newer thing was suddenly cheaper than the older thing and we can't pass up a bargain. But I loathe smart anything for its incessant need to 'ping' me into thinking I'm missing some great opportunity to engage or be seen. I prefer to remain disengaged and invisible. 😉I've never taken a selfie I didn't immediately erase. That's a lie. My profile picture is actually a selfie, but I used a tripod and a timer and then threw a B&W filter over it for dramatic effect. So it's more of a self-portrait at this point. Which means... it's art. 😂
So glad you re-posted this. I snort-laughed my way through the whole thing. I got the same talk from one of my sons when I asked him why he hadn't responded to my email. EMAIL? C'mon dad.
Laughed out loud at "adding shredded coconut to kale makes it easier to scrape into the garbage."
I'm inspired. I think I'll take a selfie of my dog and email it to my sons.
"If you have already read it, thank you! If not, check it out. It may be about you." Too much! Yes, this hit home. I like only needing "a two-year guarantee" as well as your other gems in this piece. So glad to have been turned on to your writing. Jim Cummings did it. :)
Exactly my way of thinking.... and, yes, TV's long gone and it ain't returning... and no Uber... and no "TikTok shorts..."... and none of the other "must have" garbage. Just one wide quiet blissful domain where life moves at normal speed... [I bet using 'normal' could trigger maniacal counterfires. I can live with that].
PERFECT !!!! Exactly yes. )))) No taxi or bus in our little town. I always bring "my crayons" where ever I go just in case I have to wait.... best taco place in the state, clinic, tax guy, grocery not open yet, pharmacy "ready in about an hour" etc etc. Crayons equal clueless crossword book (and eraser). On rare occasion of using the credit card, I DO write down the amount so I don't have a heart attack when the bill comes. Email crucial in my life... faster delivery than phone messages. No need to answer this week. Ok I'll be 78 in June. Old is good. ))) hmmmm.... maybe I'll be dead before that bit of siding has to be fixed....
Wash... the car? That just chips off the rust.
Loved EVERYTHING about this post, but those first two photo captions are PRICELESS! 🤣
Way To Be, Sharron!
The other day, as my daughter's robot vacuum was whirling its way across the floors and picking up the tiniest threads and silky cat hairs, I found myself asking "her", "ChiCha, did You sweep the kitchen yet?" I walk the fine line of more technology or less in my life -- my smart phone can also be quite stupid, and still ... I have so much miscellaneous knowledge at my fingertips, and I text more than a teenager with my "besties", many old like me. Let me know if You start writing with pen and ink.
Setting aside all this technology talk, I do pray that I die with a little smile on my lips.
"Sounds like a major waste of time to me. And sort of a disgusting alternative to waffles." - HA! Indeed.
Great read, Sharron! It was my first of yours. :-) My husband and I were the last of our family/friends to buy smart phones. And I think we only did it because that shift happened where the newer thing was suddenly cheaper than the older thing and we can't pass up a bargain. But I loathe smart anything for its incessant need to 'ping' me into thinking I'm missing some great opportunity to engage or be seen. I prefer to remain disengaged and invisible. 😉I've never taken a selfie I didn't immediately erase. That's a lie. My profile picture is actually a selfie, but I used a tripod and a timer and then threw a B&W filter over it for dramatic effect. So it's more of a self-portrait at this point. Which means... it's art. 😂