That Personal Touch

Many of you may have noticed my comments on the FB the other day regarding my new phone refusing to work for me.  While I was at home Tuesday night, brewing delicious chicken noodle soup, I noticed the phone in my pocket was getting a bit warm.  I took it out of my pocket and sat it on the arm rest of my the sofa in my living room.  Once all of the dicing and chopping was done for my delicious soup, I put it on the stove to cook.  I went into the living room to wait for all of the flavors to blend together.  At this point I picked up my phone and realized it was more than a little warm, it was actually, full-blown hot and it was no longer working.  In an attempt to help it cool down I took the phone completely apart.  After a couple hours I put the phone back together, it still wasn't working.  I put it on the charger to see if I could get some kind of boost to the battery, still nothing.  Anyway, I tried a few other solutions and nothing.  The next day I took my phone into the local VZ store and asked for help.  The guy tried to get my phone working and we ended up calling technical support. 

My new phone will be here in 2-3 days.  During this time, I have discovered something new.  It is called face-to-face communication.  I have stopped by and visited with people and talked to them.  I was able to see facial reactions, read emotions and interpret body language, as well as spending quality time with great people.  I have nearly forgotten what it was like to actually visit with people and not just text, email, or give them a FB comment.  Okay, this is not true.  I still understand how to talk and relate with people.  But I think I may have forgotten how much I like being a truly social person.  I know, we can have an on-line social life, but it isn't the same.  There is something to be said about person to person communication.  This has been a great social experiment for me.  It has made me realize that maybe I do rely on my phone too much for communication.  I know when I bought my first cell phone nearly 20 years ago, it was going to be something I needed for emergency situations.  Now it is nearly an emergency when I forget to grab my phone when I go home for lunch.  I know I have spoken with a few other people, they have told me how lost they would be without their phone, it would be like cutting off their hand, etc.  Anyway, I have to admit, I am excited to get my new phone.  But, I am planning on limiting my phone time.  Right, like that will ever happen.....