These New Phones Are Amazing!

[BlackDog]

For older geezers like me, devices like cell phones were something reserved for Captain Kirk and Dick Tracy. They were something we never thought we would see in our lifetimes. I think I got my first cell phone in 1992, a blue Nokia about the size of a 3 finger cigar carrier. I thought it was pretty cool, but really only used it for my wife to tell me to bring home milk.

As our phone plan permitted, I upgraded to smaller flip phones, which were even more Kirk-like. I thought these were even cooler.

My oldest daughter got her first phone when she was 16. I learned to text. I thought that was pretty sweet.

Sometime or another cell phones got cameras. Now I could take pictures whenever I wanted. I really liked this feature a lot. In fact the quality of the camera is one of my primary selection criteria for phones now.

Then a couple years ago I got a BlackBerry and was able to cruise the internets while I used the toilet. I could keep in touch with anyone, literally anytime. I'm not sure how I had survived previously.

A few months ago my BB puked. I decided to get a phone with the Android operating system. Touch screen, Swype, some really useful apps. But what is totally knocking my socks off is that I'm listening to Stevie Ray Vaughan, Marshall Tucker, Jimi Hendrix, and the Allman Brothers on Pandora. Over my phone. Seriously, somehow music is coming to my home from Godknowswhere for free over my phone. How awesome is that? My life is pretty much complete.

Oh, and my wife still calls me to bring home the milk.