There was a time not that long ago when people actually talked on the telephone. When I was a kid the entire neighborhood would buzz if someone got a long distance phone call—so what if someone probably died—it was a big deal. Along came the answering machine and all of a sudden you didn’t have to talk to your mother right then and there. What a great invention. Today, robo calls drive people further and further away from talking on the phone and as far as I can tell smart phones are good for checking scores, buying shoes or showing someone your adorable niece from California in her Frozen costume. So what if you don’t talk into the thing. Having your own phone is as much a part of you as your ancestor’s genetics. I’m grumpy Old Dan Smith and…(phone rings)…sorry I gotta take this…
“Oh, hi mom, I was just getting ready to call you.”
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