"Dumb Phones Make You Smarter"

I was visiting some of my favorite blogsposts earlier this morning and came across this piece from ZEROGOV via Western Rifle Shooter's Association and it only re-affirmed my belief that we as a society are losing valuable life experiences as result of technology, particularly with the seemingly addiction of "Smart Phones". Recently, my wife and I were in the waiting area of an Italian restaurant with ten or so other souls. As we sat there waiting to be seated I pointed out to my wife that none of these folks were talking with each other. Their faces were "glued" to the screens of their phones. The ages of these folks waiting ranged from people in their sixties to teenagers. Even the young boys and girls probably out on "dates" were more interested in what was on the screens of thier phones than with who they were with. We were finally seated at a table and again, it was the same thing with patrons only briefly looking up from their phones to glance at a menus and tell the server what they wanted to eat. Then, it was back to the "smart phone". Think about how many times you have sat in the waiting room of doctors or dentists office and witnessed the same thing. This is a good article and worth the read. It even had me wanting to dig out my old Nokia or re-connect my land-line service. Anyhow, I hope you enjoy. More later, Jeffery

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