Who put the "I" in I phone

Well, I guess it was Steve Jobs back in 2007.  He sure didn't put ME into it.

I'm sure that you all love your's.  I go to the dentist, everybody in the waiting room has their eyes glued to the thing, barber shops too.  Heads down deep in thought.  No conversation, No "How about that Nancy Pelosi." Quiet, nothing, NADA Zilch! Makes me ill!

A couple of weeks ago my old flip phone died. Probably due to neglect.  I only used it in case I had a flat tire or something similar to call AAA.  Safety feature.  Never happened.  I change flats myself, if I ever had one.  

So, my son took it to the Apple store for renewal.  I don't talk their language.  Seems I let my subscription lapse and they won't renew it.  No problem, "I'll just put you on our family plan." So, last week son gave me this thing that looks like a pack of cards that has been run over by a road compactor, thin and stretched.



So after a three minute introduction to "Smart phones" (which I pay no attention to) my son turned me loose.  My son came over the other day and found the phone discharged, seems current drains happens on or off.  I could leave my flip phone turned off for many days without discharging.  So he charged it up.  

So, the other day I was away from my land line and wanted to call my daughter but I had the I phone.  Punched a button and up comes something that I don't understand.  Punched the button again and up comes the weather.  Still looking for the phone icon I punched/sweeped begged the button again.  Up comes the news.  I don't want the %$#&^ news I want to make a phone call.   Punched the button again and found the list of contacts that my son had put in.  

Hit my daughters name no phone icon but text.  Hit text and up appears a tiny alpha/numeric screen with figures so small I could hardly read them.  Tried and came up with pot opan and no "send" option.  My shakey hands!!!!!

Had it!  Talk about a "Fox Hurl!"

Talked (complained) to my son about it today, which I'm afraid upset him no end.  He sincerely tries to help............but in some regards I'm beyond that consideration. Some technology passes me by.  The "I" phone is one of them. I do not like the thing, and I'm a little proud of it.

Following the crowd is something that I have never been accused of.  Even when the crowd is on the right side of history.