With
my dumb phone
I
can call,
and
send texts,
but
that is all.
My
ancient phone
has
no data plan.
Of
4G networks,
I’m
not a fan.
No
GPS,
I
use a map.
Instead
of music,
I
hum and clap.
No
calendar,
I’m
fashionably late.
Don’t
need video,
memory’s
still great.
I
prefer
my
dumb phone,
‘cause
my info
stays
all my own.
20 comments:
This is nice! It puts things in perspective and it made me stop and think about my own phone. Thank you for sharing, Bridget! =)
A fun look at the pluses and minuses of dumb phones, Bridget. :-) I especially got a kick out of "Instead of music, I hum and clap."
Ha ha - Fun, Bridget. Beware of the siren calls around the bend, though - sending silly pix and videos back and forth to your college kids out of town becomes addictive! ;0)
Hah! What fun. Up until two years ago, I didn't even have a dumb phone. I got by with a landline and smoke signals. :)
So true about that last buit, but I am devoted to my "smart" phone...sadly, perhaps?!
I would not want to get along without the smartness of my phone. Love taking pictures and emailing or texting them immediately, finding out where I am, finding a place to eat, updating my blog on the run, ending an argument about the meaning of a word, enjoying FaceTime with 2 year old grandson so far away, etc. I don't know if I can go back now...
That being said...I loved your poem!
It's only been a while, but I am hooked on my smart phone, the only phone I now have. Weird not to pick up a phone in the house on a stand anymore. I love your ode, though, you've saving lots of money! And, I do worry about the kids & no longer reading maps-seems like a skill going away!
Ha, ha! I remember the days when a "princess" phone was the new big thing!
Thanks, Fats! I think it is interesting to think about the role technology plays in our lives. =)
Thanks, Tabatha! My humming and clapping are something else...just ask my girls! = )
Thanks, Robyn! So true, technology has a way of becoming addictive - especially when we share it with our kids. = )
Thanks, Jama! Smoke signal emoticons must have been tricky. = )
I know, Tara, Smart phones are way of life these days. I'd have one if I could afford it! = )
Thanks, Donna! It is amazing what these phones can do. I look forward to enjoying those perks when I join the 21st century. LOL!
Thanks, Linda! We will get a Smart phone at some point when we can afford it. But for now, I am content to only regulate my 16 year old's texting instead of internet usage on the go. That will come eventually. = )
Thanks, Diane! Mickey Mouse phones were all the rage when I was a kid. Now kids don't even have land lines! = )
So cute!
We still have (we don't use it -- just keep it around for posterity and fun) an old rotary phone. My 11 yr. old still plays with it. :)
Nice!
Thanks, Karen! I haven't seen a rotary phone in ages! What fun for your kids. Those were the "smart" phones back in the day. = )
Thanks, Ruth! I appreciate your kind comment. = )
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