tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6557458849091969678.post1370361587539568763..comments2023-06-15T09:13:45.467-04:00Comments on Liberty's Torch: Quickies: At Last Recognition Is Taking PlaceFrancis W. Porrettohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05862584203772592282noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6557458849091969678.post-9151648296017116272018-06-21T20:35:34.596-04:002018-06-21T20:35:34.596-04:00I refuse to date a woman that has a smart phone on...I refuse to date a woman that has a smart phone on her. I have had women unable to believe that I wouldn't give them the time of day over that. Sure, I have a flip phone, it stays in the truck and never goes with me into any place and people that know me know I will not talk long and will cut them off if they start to chat... Cederqhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05603951063463035196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6557458849091969678.post-61997724789055442162018-06-21T13:39:22.191-04:002018-06-21T13:39:22.191-04:00My employer issued to me and requires that I posse...My employer issued to me and requires that I possess a smartphone, therefore I possess one. I rarely turn it on...oops! Hilarity ensues...Sharkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16045832954199589918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6557458849091969678.post-55884100455101768692018-06-21T10:54:30.608-04:002018-06-21T10:54:30.608-04:00Went to lunch with a buddy, he said 'there are...Went to lunch with a buddy, he said 'there are some folks you might like to meet'. 8 top at a Chinese place. Every one was on his phone all the time. I said 'fuck it' and walked home. 12 miles.JChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02448124833598565813noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6557458849091969678.post-19392889032040588162018-06-21T03:37:01.613-04:002018-06-21T03:37:01.613-04:00I remember a restaurant in Middleton, WI. They had...I remember a restaurant in Middleton, WI. They had a whiteboard in the lobby:<br /><br />"NO. We DONT have WiFi. TALK to each other."Waynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10935525862452793791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6557458849091969678.post-3972443534104652602018-06-20T11:57:00.373-04:002018-06-20T11:57:00.373-04:00About that 'go for a walk' thing? Which, I...About that 'go for a walk' thing? Which, I can't.<br /><br />That's what is causing my uncharacteristic lassitude right now.Linda Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15024201252345608291noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6557458849091969678.post-6816394169008543092018-06-20T11:56:02.654-04:002018-06-20T11:56:02.654-04:00I have to disagree with sykes.1.
Just about every...I have to disagree with sykes.1.<br /><br />Just about every human on Earth is capable of functioning as a self-aware, volitional being (exception for the profoundly retarded, seriously mentally disturbed, or those suffering from dementia).<br /><br />The rest of us have no excuse - it is a CHOICE.<br /><br />I know. I've fallen into mindless, time-occupying consumption of media. Sometimes, books. Or TV. Or - now - social media and blogs.<br /><br />That's not real life.<br /><br />Only in very rare crisis times - when the information might make the difference between life and death - is that an acceptable option.<br /><br />We all have our 'wanna veg out' moments. For me, if I'm sick, binge TV is the perfect prescription. It takes my mind off how crappy I feel, and let's me avoid the daytime sleeping mode that might keep me up all night.<br /><br />Right now, I'm spending too much passive time, as I've had an ankle healing a stress fracture. And, as a result of the over-use of my OTHER leg, I'm also experiencing an extremely painful knee, which is severely limiting my mobility.<br /><br />Part of that is I've been unable to do much serious writing (not blog posts, which don't require the same level of mental functioning). I'll be seeing a doctor next week, and hope to get some answers on how to heal.<br /><br />This is me. But, for many other people, the overuse of media is a symptom of their underlying malaise. They are in crisis, tormented by:<br />- lack of true friends<br />- fractured families<br />- sterile environments<br />- poor health, eating habits, and lack of exercise<br /><br />It's probably a feedback loop. If you're unhappy with some part of your life, you turn to media. The overuse of media impacts the quality of other parts of your life.<br /><br />There should be a setting on your phone to 'wake up' when a truly important call comes in. Otherwise, turn it off.<br /><br />And go for a walk.Linda Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15024201252345608291noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6557458849091969678.post-51625038879744243902018-06-20T09:55:12.155-04:002018-06-20T09:55:12.155-04:00Don't have one. Won't get one. I have a cr...Don't have one. Won't get one. I have a crappy flip phone and most of the calls I get are solicitors. (HATEHATEHATE) What really gives me the bone chill is watching toddlers thumbling those little screens as they sit in strollers. Moms love it. Works better than a little laudanum for keeping the baby quiet.<br /><br />JWMJWMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05564732483476859555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6557458849091969678.post-82013097537688345502018-06-20T07:18:31.669-04:002018-06-20T07:18:31.669-04:00Well, I did watch the video, and the point about ...Well, I did watch the video, and the point about device addiction is a good one. But the vast majority of people are not capable of "functioning as a self-aware, volitional being[s]..." That they are self-medicating using machines is probably better than self-medicating using opiates.<br /><br />Never, in our entire evolutionary history has a majority of people functioned as self-aware, volitional beings. That condition has always been the possession of the few.sykes.1https://www.blogger.com/profile/10954672321945289871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6557458849091969678.post-6006187194358068352018-06-20T07:12:53.668-04:002018-06-20T07:12:53.668-04:00"No using the phone at the dinner table"..."No using the phone at the dinner table" was a rule long before mobile phones.<br /><br />In restaurants, I've seen parents overlook their kids fussing with their phone.<br />I've also seen kids sadly staring at their father fussing with a phone.<br /><br />Poor parenting, either way.LordSomberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08483452672640797537noreply@blogger.com