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
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
Living in a technological world, I have to wonder: is it really faster to use a telephone app at a gas pump than a card? Let me explain. I pulled up behind a car at a gas pump and noticed a refined individual standing by the car door with their back to me, fiddling with … 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
It will always be a technological thing. You know I was in Sussex, WI for a book signing event. Wonderful event with multiple books also sold and signed on the airplane going and coming back home. People still like to read – thank goodness for us authors who still have something to say in our … Read more