Forgot phone this week when off to a dr's appointment! Realized first time had left home (even for a walk) without in at least 5 years. Slight worry about what to do if car has problem (not unrealistic because twice in past two months, when going home from doctors (only place I seem to go nowadays) car battery started to die. But my main worry was....what would I do when forced to wait? No audiobook or podcast to listen to, no email or substack newsletters to read. And no paperback stuffed in purse (which I would have always had in past) and no expectation of magazines in the waiting room. But wouldn't you know it? I was taken in for appointment within seconds of arrival...so no having to just sit and stare into space!!! Smile.
“And also there’s this idea worldwide that I’m the only person who still smokes, despite the fact that every time I go out to a party, I bring a full pack of cigarettes because otherwise, I have not one cigarette to smoke. People who stopped smoking 10 years ago are smoking my cigarettes.”
Forgot phone this week when off to a dr's appointment! Realized first time had left home (even for a walk) without in at least 5 years. Slight worry about what to do if car has problem (not unrealistic because twice in past two months, when going home from doctors (only place I seem to go nowadays) car battery started to die. But my main worry was....what would I do when forced to wait? No audiobook or podcast to listen to, no email or substack newsletters to read. And no paperback stuffed in purse (which I would have always had in past) and no expectation of magazines in the waiting room. But wouldn't you know it? I was taken in for appointment within seconds of arrival...so no having to just sit and stare into space!!! Smile.
The terror of being alone with one’s thoughts! Relatable!
Dear Benjamin,
This quote is perfect:
“Cell phones are so convenient that they’re an inconvenience.”
— Haruki Murakami
And this is a lot of fun:
“On the other hand, you have different fingers.”
— Steven Wright
And so is this one:
“A nerd is someone who uses a telephone to talk to other people about telephones.”
— Douglas Adams
Thank you for sharing as always!
Love
Myq
I have often wondered if Fran Liebowitz is still a smoker
“And also there’s this idea worldwide that I’m the only person who still smokes, despite the fact that every time I go out to a party, I bring a full pack of cigarettes because otherwise, I have not one cigarette to smoke. People who stopped smoking 10 years ago are smoking my cigarettes.”
https://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/arts-culture/author-and-humorist-fran-lebowitz-talks-scorsese-smoking-and-her-scottsdale-show-15962877/
But no smartphone!
She doesn’t directly confirm her smoking but the clear inference is that she does. Have to admire her persistence especially at her age