The Disconnected World

I was out the other day on Sunday evening in my car and noticed how barren the roadways were.   Even at the Mall, yes I still do shopping the 'old' way by traveling to the store, I can see that the hallways and stores seem less crowded.  So I shop and go to purchase some items and the person ringing you up wants your email, and ask if you have their free app on your phone.  Sigh.   Is it just me or is this all becoming the norm?   

Sometimes I feel the 'oldness' creeping up on me.  I don't want to get more email...I have trouble managing mine as it is.  And I don't want to worry about viruses, trojans, and malware...geez, not only are we becoming disconnected we are getting mean.   Hackers ....you should be ashamed of yourself.  

I wonder if my grandkids that I will never have would think it would be acceptable to text me on special occassions.?  NO it isn't.  {that comes with a foot stomping and I don't have to feel guilty saying that cause --just because!)  

Here is my point.  I like Facebook;  OK, I love Facebook as a way to keep up with my family and friends that live away (and some right here in town) and aren't too busy to post a kind greeting to me every once in awhile.  And yes, I do absolutely hate texting and auto-correct.  Just call me 'granny'; I think I am already used to the idea.  But with all its greatness there is something  lost now days in the way we communicate.  I was surprised when a young friend could not read some cursive writing in a book I had.   I know how they feel, my mom used to write sensitive stuff in 'short-hand' and I had no idea what it said, but thought it looked pretty.

Then some people judge you by what font you use...fonts are like character or personality.  Just be careful using ALL  CAPITALS; someone might think you are yelling at them.  Sure I can use a different font when I want to speak in a different dialect,  but it is just not the same as being able to giggle at my friend from Boston who says  "pizzer and bea-year" for pizza and beer"  (as close as i can type the pronunciation--thank you spellcheck, that is a big word).   

And what about those special English rules like "I before E except after ?"  Pretty soon our elementary schools are not going to have anything to teach. ......NO cursive, they are pushing for NO MATH, and since the computer or phone can correct all your boo boos, why have ENGLISH, except to have  favorite font to write your book report (5 pages doubles spaced minimum aerial 12 font size) on the last book your read.  Maybe they will indulge us, if you please, cause there are times, you might have to use paper and pen, but finding a book ,,,one with a paperback or a stronger still hardback (either known as a hardcopy) might be a trick in a few years.  Will our grandchildren be amazed to see one some day?   Yes, that is a book with pages, my child, we used them back in my day.  But your tiny computer can hold a library full of  them and even read to you if you have that whim.

Will they know how to speak with sarcasm?  Or maybe there is a way to  type it within a text, I have not learned that technique yet, but I think i should or chaos will be my mode of writing ,,,,such as it has come to be.

At least maybe now, I will be good at the 'old questions' on Jeapardy!, but if the category is NETFLIX just go ahead and sit me out.

  Always, looking for a positive and hoping to hear a human voice once in awhile!

Judy
7-7-15

P.s. and did you know you don't have to put two spaces after a period now?????