I have news! I never thought the day would come that I would hear what I heard this week. After eschewing call waiting, caller ID, call forwarding, cell phones, special ring tones, text messaging and almost all things modern...
My 88-year-old stepfather got his very own cell phone!!
And he's on it CONSTANTLY! Who the hell is he calling?? He usually uses my mother's or mine (when I'm around) but apparently he's got a very active telephone social life none of us were aware of. I don't think he's texting yet but I suspect that's not too far off.
Although he poo-poos most of the modern technology we use today, he's still fascinated by it. He's amazed that we can do practically everything via computer while we're on the road. Although, he still seems to have a hard time with the digital camera thing; every time he sees me taking hundreds of photos, he's in the background mumbling to my mother, "Jesus Christ! Why is she wasting all that film??"
But now that he has a phone, he's catching up with me and I think I might be a little scared.
Next thing I know, he'll be pissing away the family fortune in an online poker game!!
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1 YEAR AGO: Fiesta Ed Friday
2 YEARS AGO: Crotchety Old Woman
3 YEARS AGO: One Side Of A Coin
4 YEARS AGO: Why Oh Why
5 YEARS AGO: Sign Of The Times
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