Photo of the day:
Above with their mother. They were close to their mama. I read how close Lisa, who comments here, is to her daughter, it reminds me of Sherry & her mama.
So for today:
I
had a short errand to run today. I
jumped in the car (maybe I didn’t jump in since I will be 85 next month) and headed to town. I passed a quick stop
and thought, I will stop and get a lottery ticket on the way back, just for the
fun of it. I drove on up the road, then I thought as I was driving 5mph over
the speed limit, I don’t have my wallet.
Why didn’t I think of that when I thought of the lottery ticket? I
automatically slowed down to the speed limit; I couldn’t show my license if I
got stopped.
Oops, then I saw some trash on the road, the results of a wreck and I thought,
‘hey I didn’t bring a cell phone I drive good, but the other guy just might not
be paying attention and I couldn’t even let Sherry know I had a bump up.’
I finished the errand and as usual had no problems. I got to thinking I
can’t remember when I have had to show my license nor remember when something serious
has happened and I NEEDED a cell phone.
The
cell phone, I call it a leash! I seldom
talk on the phone of course, but I am getting dependent on texting. I do use voice to text (‘verbal’ texting),
but I am dependent.
I did laugh at myself this past weekend. We were in a motel room with a
HUGE TV and never once in the evening did we turn it on. I turned it on for the fun of it the next
morning and laughed as I clicked thru a million (ok, a lot) of channels and did
not find a thing I wanted to see. I have become dependent on the NET for my
news and info.
Yep, how easily I eased into dependence…
PS
: PS:. Thanks for reading the Shipslog, hope to see you again. I think I have started to depend on you guys to keep me sane..
7 comments:
Your life is always interesting. Not turning on the TV? My husband would have an anxiety attack without the TV, esp. in the hotel. I hope you and Sherry had a great Christmas. And Happy New Year.
Best wishes and prayers to you and Sherry and family. Take care my friends.
God bless you now and always.
I know I'm dependent on my cell phone. I use it to tell the time, or check the weather, the news, and everything in between. But a drivers license is only necessary when I vote.It is my ID.You and I are codependents I would think. Next to the phone, comes my computer. I detest it when the internet doesn't work, but when it does I take advantage of it to check on you!
I'm not on the phone much but I do like to have it with me just in case. :)
Yep, Tom says the same thing (leash!) about his phone. Me, I find it hard, if not impossible to remember the years I went here-there-everywhere without as much as a CB radio. No worries. Nowadays, I've been known to turn around on Chapman Road to come back and retrieve it -- even tho' I'm only travelling 2 miles down the street to Bible study.
Even in my new car -- when I go to turn off the ignition the dash's information station pops up, "Don't forget your cell phone." How does it know I even HAVE a cell phone? (lol)
PS - I miss those shirtwaist dresses like Sherry's wearing in the second photo.
How did we ever survive before cell phones? ;-) Hope you are better and that both of you have a Happy New Year! Love and hugs, Sheila
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