an iphone is sad, an iphone is lost & i am jonesing

gosh- i am bad at this blog business- aren't i?  i keep meaning to be more regular & yet i fail repeatedly & i want to have some fun with it.  right now i'm having to admit to myself i was really attached to my iphone- i feel like i've given up my pacifier or something- it held everything for me.  luckily, it's all backed up on my computer, so i have all my appointments, contacts, referrals, food diaries, to do lists, etc.  what a bummer....   i have never lost a phone & of course i would lose the most expensive phone i would own.  major buzz kill!!!

remember the days before cell phones?  i recall when we used to go on vacation & one of the first things i did when i got home was call my BFF franny to catch up on all the news (usually none) & tell her about the vacation we took.  we usually went to the outer banks in north carolina- i used to hate it.  i always thought it would be a great place to recover from a heart attack- rather boring for me, especially as i edged closer to adolescence.  i have never liked going in the ocean- it bothers me to share my space with creatures i can't see & i don't ever want to have an encounter with a jellyfish- they look awful.  usually, my friend paul can shame me into one foray into the ocean each year - one of my favorite inventions is the shoes you wear in the ocean- that makes it a bit easier.  i don't know why i'm such a weenie.  i don't like going in rivers or lakes either- mostly b/c of snakes.  things like sharks don't bother me- they're too big.  i worry about the jellyfish, crabs & something brushing against my leg.  we still go to the beach every year for vacation- danny & i- not very original, huh?  we no longer go to the outer banks during the summer-  very, very crowded.  my friend susan turned me onto topsail island in north carolina about 15 years ago -  it's a great place to recover from a heart attack!  that is now a desirable quality of a vacation destination.  

well, this started b/c i was talking about cell phones.  one of the things about cell phones is that they have redefined the concept of being late for many people.  as one who is chronically tardy, no matter what efforts i seem to make, it's an interesting thing.  many people these days don't consider themselves late if they call to let the person they are meeting know.  by the way, i don't ascribe to that philosophy- if you're late, you're late!  many people think if we are to meet at 2pm & i call you at 1:50pm & tell you i can't get there until 2:30pm, then i'm not late b/c i let you know.  who cares that you left in time to be there at 2pm?  i want to again be on time, like i used to.  mornings are hard & i get so easily distracted by shiny things-  LOOK-  A SHINY THING!!! IT SPARKLES!!  i can't refuse it-  a significant character defect.  one of the ways i avoid being late is not giving an ETA when i can get away with it- equally as annoying to others as  being late.

well, i've rambled & done a recent post.  i'll go tomorrow & give at&t more of my money so i can stop jonesing for my iphone- i do miss the little bugger.  i couldn't do my crossword puzzles today-  i'll have a lot of catch up to do when i get my new phone tomorrow.  at least i won't be fiending for the phone!