tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6557458849091969678.post524145451446409292..comments2023-06-15T09:13:45.467-04:00Comments on Liberty's Torch: HomeliesFrancis W. Porrettohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05862584203772592282noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6557458849091969678.post-4376331122812711872018-12-13T22:53:19.302-05:002018-12-13T22:53:19.302-05:00I had to get a smart phone for work - I lasted unt...I had to get a smart phone for work - I lasted until 2017, but in the end my trusty flip phone couldn't do what work required. I did enjoy walking into the Verizon store and handing them my flip phone, saying "This is five years old. Can you get me a model that will last that long?"<br /><br />Turns out they have ruggedized smart phones. Who knew? It doesn't do all the fancy stuff an iPhone does, but I'll be damned if I let my phone control my life.<br /><br />The Mrs. and I deliberately do not have a TV. We have the necessary computers, but I think the modern tendency to inundate ones self with thirty-second cat videos will end up being Man's demise.Ragin' Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04421198497767878287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6557458849091969678.post-47958012260708204992018-12-13T22:07:16.030-05:002018-12-13T22:07:16.030-05:00My little Samsung flipsy can actually text in eith...My little Samsung flipsy can actually text in either direction. It can even tweet, after a fashion.CGHillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03789097361138861462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6557458849091969678.post-35495899676038188902018-12-13T21:44:13.249-05:002018-12-13T21:44:13.249-05:00I've been at the forefront of technology for 4...I've been at the forefront of technology for 40 years, the difference is that I've always only considered them tools....for working. I spend most of my time in front of a desktop and only went with smart phones to deal with the amount of email I get daily.<br /><br />I always follow recipes meticulously. 3 eggs, 1 1/4 cup water, 1 cup oil, add mix, beat well, pour into greased pan. Ergo, the only recipes I have are the ones on the box. <br /><br />I don't care how a story starts....no matter what we are stepping into lives in mid-stream, into events already ongoing...my stories have always done just that...my longer stuff seldom gets to the heart of the matter right away. It took me 4 episodes to get into Sense8 so I am willing to slog my way through things...<br /><br />I always assume I get to know an author much better by what they write than what they offer about themselves elsewhere.<br /><br />Cheers!Tracy Coylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13396494193507308556noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6557458849091969678.post-71698677967121642362018-12-13T10:02:02.168-05:002018-12-13T10:02:02.168-05:00I had a "flip phone" and it was only whe...I had a "flip phone" and it was only when I was being hired by a "high tech" company that I took the plunge.<br /><br />It's useful; what I've found though is the sheer dependency of so many, including my children (one of whom asked, literally as they walked through the door, "Can I watch your phone?" yesterday) on the electronic drug - it's not good.<br /><br />There are definitely days when I think having the electric grid go down for 3-4 weeks would do wonders. We'd survive (assuming no bands of roving predators got out to us).NITZAKHONhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04110716447757507226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6557458849091969678.post-42010660729738019562018-12-13T09:20:10.276-05:002018-12-13T09:20:10.276-05:00For years, my sister took pride in not having one;...For years, my sister took pride in not having one; she finally got a mobile phone, but not Smart-enabled. <br /><br />She referred to it as her Dumb Phone.<br /><br />I had also owned one, but it finally died, and replacements weren't easily available. I'm now Smart (kind of), but have deleted all of the "fun" apps - games, Facebook, etc. I need the Smart app, as that's how we book sub teacher jobs. You CAN do it on a computer, but - do to the slowness of the interface, you generally lose out on the desirable jobs.<br /><br />I prefer my iPad for travel purposes - it has nearly the functionality of a Smartphone, with the added advantage of a near-full size keyboard.<br /><br />The only reason I don't forego the MacBook is Scrivener. If it were available for Linux, I'd sell it and walk away.Linda Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15024201252345608291noreply@blogger.com