First things first:
Happy Valentine's Day!
I don't know what your plans are for the rest of the day, but first thing, go tell your special someone how much you cherish them. Anything after that....flowers....candy....dinner....diamonds, is just a bonus. And everyone can afford a kind word, right?
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My mind thinks in strange ways. Consider this: The news this morning reported that an asteroid is headed towards Earth and will pass perilously close. It won't hit us, but will pass within 22,000 miles, which is inside our "satellite belt". This means it's possible it might hit one or more communications satellites, disrupting cell phones, ATM's, social media, etc.
That's a scary thought to me. Without a land line my cell phone is my ONLY means of contact with the outside world, short of actually approaching someone and saying "Hi." Who does that any more?
Earlier I took the dog out for a walk and realized I didn't have my cell phone with me. Then it dawned on me that if my electronic key FOB were to crap out I couldn't get back in our apartment gate. And with no phone, I couldn't even call K to come let me back in.
And even if I stopped a stranger on the sidewalk and borrowed their cell phone I couldn't call K, or anyone else, because I don't know anyone's phone number. They're all in my directory....I just pick a name and it calls them automatically. I don't know any actual numbers.
They'll someday find me wandering aimlessly in a parking lot somewhere, mumbling something about "that damn technology!" One little space rock hits one little box of electronic thingys, one little key FOB goes pfffttt....and I'm toast. Basically, I'm just living on borrowed time.
Is it possible I think too much? ;)
S
Yes, but as long as you think funny it is ok.
ReplyDeleteFair enough!
DeleteI sometimes think that if the bathroom doorhandle came off or got stuck I'd be locked in there until someone gets wind of the smell from my rotten carcass.
ReplyDeleteWhy don't we all have those Medic Alert dealies like the old people have? I mean anyone might fall and not be able to get up, right?
Oh great! Now I'll have to start worrying about bathroom door handles. Thanks a lot, PT. ;)
DeleteI agree with you, I remember the days before we had cell phones, even before beepers.. (crap I feel old) The only difference was, there was a phone booth on every block. Good luck finding one, a working one now-a-days. Trust me I had to once!! Anyway, I hate that I feel anxious when I forget my cell phone at home when I leave.
ReplyDeleteJeez..."phone booth". I haven't seen one of those in years. ;)
DeleteI don't even know my OWN cell phone number, much less Mike's or anyone else's. Well, my dad still had a land line (with the same number they had when I was still at home - 30 years ago). Assuming I could find a phone to use at all I could call him & HE could call Mike :)
ReplyDeleteI once listed all my important numbers on the "Notes" app on my phone. Duh!
DeleteI agree with joeh. Keep thinkin' funny, Scott. And happy VD. (Oh, you know what I mean.)
ReplyDeleteI dated a girl years ago, her first name started with V and her last name was "Day", making her initials VD. If her parents had had a since of humor and had birthed a son, they could have named him Samuel Thomas Day. VD and STD. Ha!
DeleteYes, it's possible you worry too much. Have you noticed that the things you worry about never happen? It's a bunch of other shit that you didn't worry about that happens.
ReplyDeleteSteve....I leave all the heavy worrying to my paranoid alter ego. I have enough on my plate as it is. ;)
DeleteIn the old days we used to remember phone numbers. I can still recall a few, but auto-dial is soooo easy :-)
ReplyDeleteI have a land line with an extension in the bedroom, and they both have phonebooks built in and auto-dial. If I forget my cell phone at home, I have to go without surfing the web. I hardly ever use it as an actual phone :-)
I'm with Bug...I don't know my own cell phone number. A lot of people would be doomed if just one satellite got knocked out.
ReplyDeleteI'm picturing a TON of drivers without a working GPS thingie in their vehicle...