80 million people – almost 1/3 of the entire population of the U.S. That’s a powerful number. It’s the generation born between 1946 and 1964.
The Mojave Phone Booth
Life, in general, is more complicated and we seem to spend more time fixing things that are suppose to make my life easier – and less time enjoying them.
15 years ago we never really thought about talking on the phone while we were driving. If we needed to make a call we looked for a phone booth and pulled over. Simple.
Blackberry
Now we have cell phones. Cell phones are great because you don’t have to stop the car and get out to make a call. Simple.
For the past couple of years I contemplated getting a Blackberry. My thinking was that it would simplify my life if I had a phone/camera/email/internet/text device all rolled into one.
Ordering the phone and service plan was simple. Setting up the account (using the land line) not so much. It took 2 hours.
Programming the damn thing took another 3 hours. After my 5 hour ordeal I had a headache and was on “tiny-type overload” from trying to read the instructions on the 2.5 inch screen. Simple? Not so much.
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