I thought technology was supposed to make things easier for us. I popped out a little while ago to the pharmacy – have a little sickie at home L – and as I was getting ready I noticed how many things I had attached to me.
Firstly and most importantly was the PoisonBerry – I cannot take five steps without it, and it needs to be on my left hip – my mobile home office.
Next – my pedometer. I am trying to walk at least 10 000 steps a day, ideally would like to get to 15 000 but the weather needs to improve for me to be able to do that on a regular basis.
Then, because I was walking to the shopping centre, I needed my iPod because G-d forbid I go 5 minutes without hearing my 80s music. So that was clipped to my waistband too. It was a miracle my skirt didn’t fall off with all the hardware attached to it.
How did we ever survive without all this stuff? I was popping to the shops for mere minutes….yet I was outfitted technologically for a land skirmish…
But isn’t it weird (good weird) how on Shabbat we can totally disconnect from it all without a backwards glance? I know some people get phantom BB buzz on Shabbat, but other than that no one I know seems to be worried about lack of contactibility…
What are your thoughts?
7 responses so far ↓
rabbifink // July 8, 2009 at 2:33 pm |
I hate the phantom buzzing.
(BTW, an iPhone can do all of the things you need on one device, just saying…)
Z! // July 8, 2009 at 3:53 pm |
I’m sure the BB can too…
frumgoth // July 8, 2009 at 4:36 pm |
It’s not the lack of contactibility thats problematic for me on shabbos – it’s not knowing what time it is. I don’t wear a watch b/c I use my cell phone for the time.
G6 // July 8, 2009 at 9:54 pm |
It’s funny… there are several “names” for the guys w/ all the hock hanging off their belts…. but none for the girls.
We need a “name” for you….!
(full disclosure, I often check my email right after havdalah….)
Z! // July 9, 2009 at 12:46 pm |
HA! My hubby doesn’t even GET to Havdallah before the phones and BB are back on. We affectionately call it the “Crackberry”
rabbifink // July 9, 2009 at 5:15 pm |
Z!
There is no BB pedometer…
And it is not the greatest with your music.
(past BB user / addict)
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hadassahsabo // July 9, 2009 at 5:16 pm |
perhaps, just perhaps, once we move and i have to get a new phone anyway, i will perhaps look into perhaps the iPhone..