Ten Conversations My Mom and Dad Never Had…
My wife Elizabeth (EK) likes to mock my fondness/penchant/reliance/obsession with gadgets.
With that mind, here are 10 conversations EK and I have actually had that I’m confident my mom and dad never had, nor ever would have had.
EK: “Let’s go.”
BB: “Hold on. We just pulled out of the parking garage and we don’t have a satellite signal yet.”EK: “Let’s go.”
BB: “Hold on. We just walked outside and my watch doesn’t have a satellite signal yet.”EK: “Is it raining?
BB: “Hold on. I’ll check radar on my phone.”EK: “How was your walk?”
BB: “Hold on. I’ll let you know after my heart rate data uploads to the network.”EK: “Turn off the lights.”
BB: “Hold on. I can’t find my iPad.”EK: “Where’s your iPad?”
BB: “Hold on. I need to find my iPhone to ping my iPad.”
EK: “Where’s your iPhone?”
BB: “That’s why I bought the iWatch. To find my phone.”
EK: “It’s a nice day. You should go for a bike ride.”
BB: “Hold on. I have to charge my bike helmet.”
EK: “How was your bike ride?”
BB: “No idea. The power meter on my right pedal stopped working.”EK: “Throw that away, please.”
BB: “I can’t. The motion sensor on the trash can lid stopped working.”
EK: “It’s cold in here. Turn up the heat.”
BB: “Hold on. The thermostat lost its connection to the router.”
EK: “Want to go for a swim?”
BB: “Hold on. I have to update the firmware on my swim goggles.”
Bottom line: There is no aspect of life that technology can’t make worse, less efficient or completely ruin. So, grab that phone, charge up your underwear and face the day!