It appears that there are a lot of people who very much resent the power that electronics have become in our daily lives. I am not one to tell them that they can't have their own opinion - they most certainly can - and I am ever so sorry if I have ever seemed rude, or uncaring by utilizing my electronics in a public venue - my apologies! However I feel the need to make a little home for those of us who do not feel that the use of electronic devices in public places is cause to doom me to the depths for all eternity.
Confession #1: If my cell phone rings in a public place, I answer it. If the caller is someone with whom I wish to talk, I will talk to them! Sometimes, if I am doing something boring (picking up cat litter and paper towels at
WalMart, etc) I will even make a call myself and yak with a friend while I run my errands! I am OK with this.
Confession #2: If I am attending a family event or public gathering where I know my children will be bored to tears, they are allowed to bring their MP3 players, Gameboys, etc. They are also allowed to utilize them. Now mind you, if someone addresses them, they are expected to stop what they are doing and answer in an intelligent fashion. They must also put them away duing a meal, and I would never dream of allowing them to be used during a church service, if we attended church, which we don't. But I say, if you are bored, amuse yourself, and I don't think a Gameboy has any less value then playing tic-tac-toe on your brother's napkin, just because the Gameboy is (egad) electronic.
Confession #3: I don't write letters. Nor send cards. I only email, or instant-message. Yeah, I know, the value of the lost art of communication, yadda yadda. However the reality is, I am still communicating, I am just not doing it the old-fashioned way. But truth be told, email is more environmentaly conscious (save a tree and all that) and writing things makes my hand hurt. If I can't email you, you won't hear from me.
Confession #4: In that same vein... I don't write cursive. never have, never will. I hate it and its ugly. I print everything. Mind you, an italicized style of printing, but print nonetheless. I don't care if my kids learn to write cursive either. Many more things they can be learning that are much more important. I am sure that when they are adults, nearly everything they do will be on computers, or e-readers, email, instant messenging, etc. I am OK with this.
In conclusion, electronics are good. Others may shun them as rude, unnecessary, the downfall of society, and so forth. Meanwhile, I will continue to talk to whom I want, when I want, instant message everyone, order pizza in my car, listen to my MP3 player in public, and sign my checks using printing. My kids may play their Gameboys till they get sore-Nintendo-thumb, if that is their desire. We will do these things at home, in public, and probably in the bathtub. We also watch too much TV and never send Christmas cards.
That is all.
Good evening.
By the way DS tried to call first to begin with to wish them a Merry Christmas but no answer so that's why the text.
