You’ve seen the commercial where a car responds to a perplexed man behind the wheel who asks, “This isn’t the way to my house?” The car, of course, takes him to his own surprise birthday party. But imagine, in our ever-advancing technological world, how terrifying it would be if our car suddenly stopped on a … Read more
Just about everyone likes ice cream. However, in our technological world, why must I prove, via the grocery store’s app, that I deserve a coupon for my favorite treat? I walked up to the checkout counter with two half-gallons of ice cream, excited after seeing the advertisement plastered on the glass door right in front … Read more
I know many of us are behind the curve in our technological world but why is it when my editor uses WORD on her computer it is not compatible with my MAC using a modified version of WORD so that I had to find a ‘workaround’ to finalize my editor’s suggestions for my next historical … Read more
Living in our technological world causes everyday frustrations for everyday people. Case in point: My wife and I were standing behind a lovely senior citizen couple trying to pay for items at the checkstand with a gift card. Frustrated because they didn’t know they had to go to a website first to make the card … Read more
In our technological world, I still remember starting a new career, staring at the computer in front of me, and thinking, “How do I turn this on?” Now, when I call a business, I can’t seem to turn off artificial intelligence to talk to a real person—the one I actually need to solve the problem. … Read more
Since I live in everybody else’s technological world, I recently learned my Mac computer is not compatible with Microsoft systems making a simple task arduous.. Perhaps Snake Plissken was right when at the end of the movie, Escape from L.A., he wipes out all technology in the world. But then….how could my editor, Jessica Tilles, … Read more
Because it is a technological world we live in I had to take my computer and my cell phone along with me to a wedding four states away as the crow flies and eight states away as the plane flies. Did I use them both? Yes! Regrettably, taking valuable time away from face to face interaction … Read more
People probably laugh, at least to themselves if not out loud, when they read the opening to my weekly post ‘it is a technological thing’. I can handle the smirk sent my way when I admit I still can’t cut and paste. Shame on me. On a positive note: Your author will be at the … Read more
Since a techno thing has entered every facet of our lives, only our dreams are safe. More on that next time. My editor has my manuscript, *TIME TO TELL*, in her hands, and so far, she has only sent me positive comments. So, perhaps we will only have short debates between author (me) and editor … Read more
It seems like it is becoming more of a problem as a technological thing. In spite of having problems with my computer I was still able to send to my editor, Jessica Tilles in Maryland, my TIME TO TELL manuscript and then tomorrow I have to take my writing computer to its best doctor. My cover, you ask. I … Read more