Morning, tib, dale, Atty and Pepper 
Good morning Fran and poor Pepper
Aw (Hugs) did Tibs hurt your feelings?
. thx for the hug. she's been tough on me lately... snapping at me and things like that. But she is a woman and that explains it.
tell your friend never to assume anything - if it happens on the web it's inherently unreliableAnd? What's your point? Are you feeling okay? Asking for friend.
Quite a while ago, here, I expressed my PERSONAL displeasure
how people's attention AT THE DINNER TABLE with FRIENDS has
changed from human attention to addiction to the cell phone.
Just four crops of images sent to me recently re: an event Husbear and I
did not attend. I guess that's OK... we would have not been missed, anyway.
It's really Really REALLY sad when you're gathered with friends and prefer to
give your attention to cell phones. Rather than interact.
We don't go out to eat as much as in the past, but you see the same thing at
other tables. 4, 6, 8 people at a table and everybody is face down looking at
phones.
What does this say to YOU???
Oh... and think... is this YOU???
how people's attention AT THE DINNER TABLE with FRIENDS has
changed from human attention to addiction to the cell phone.
Just four crops of images sent to me recently re: an event Husbear and I
did not attend. I guess that's OK... we would have not been missed, anyway.
It's really Really REALLY sad when you're gathered with friends and prefer to
give your attention to cell phones. Rather than interact.
We don't go out to eat as much as in the past, but you see the same thing at
other tables. 4, 6, 8 people at a table and everybody is face down looking at
phones.
What does this say to YOU???
Oh... and think... is this YOU???
and another hoped-for check-in - stoney is fine and working an off-broadway show!
Oh, good to hear! Anyone heard from CES? I miss that girl.
Good evening Fran, Tibs, Bear and Katya
I’m not on the tablet much on Sunday because DS and his family have begun visiting us that day since Kalli was born, it’s disrespectful to say the least.
I agree and no, that is not me!
I’m not on the tablet much on Sunday because DS and his family have begun visiting us that day since Kalli was born, it’s disrespectful to say the least.
see her on fb quite often - she is well and so is her mom
hiya, tweety, bear, and dale
nope, not me - rather i've been accused of not seeing a text or missed call for hours
and that's it for me i'm on day 10 so back to my normal routine tomorrow - no more r&r!
goodnight and sweet dreams to all!
i'm on day 10 so back to my normal routine tomorrow - no more r&r!goodnight and sweet dreams to all!
And in that post from "quite a while ago", I also mentioned how
Husbear and I just simply stood up and left the after-dinner
gathering when each and every one of the others were immersed
in their cell phones.
Nobody noticed.
Nobody even wrote the next day asking what happened.
Now, I'm sure there are at least two folk here who would opine
that it speaks to Husbear and I... how boring and dull we must
be and that pixels on a device hold more interest than our
presence.
Plausible and possible, but flawed.
It doesn't quite explain what is seen at other tables in a restaurant.
Unless OUR "bore-fu" is so strong it transports across a room and
infects total strangers... pushing them into a stupour as well.
No... I think it speaks volumes as to what has happened to a rather
large chunk of the "human" race. It's insulting, rude, thoughtless,
and a raft of other descriptors.
Husbear and I just simply stood up and left the after-dinner
gathering when each and every one of the others were immersed
in their cell phones.
Nobody noticed.
Nobody even wrote the next day asking what happened.
Now, I'm sure there are at least two folk here who would opine
that it speaks to Husbear and I... how boring and dull we must
be and that pixels on a device hold more interest than our
presence.
Plausible and possible, but flawed.
It doesn't quite explain what is seen at other tables in a restaurant.
Unless OUR "bore-fu" is so strong it transports across a room and
infects total strangers... pushing them into a stupour as well.
No... I think it speaks volumes as to what has happened to a rather
large chunk of the "human" race. It's insulting, rude, thoughtless,
and a raft of other descriptors.
