Technology

Ok...I DID IT! As a technology person, I really do fight technology. Not that I don't love it, after all, it is my job, I just get tired of being plugged in all the time. It is so nice to disconnect. I have a Kindle, a cell phone, a laptop, and an iPod Touch. What more could I possibly need? Well, for about a year now, I've had that itching, gnawing feeling. I've been toying with getting an iPad or an iPhone.

My son is a die hard Apple hater and I am a die hard Apple lover. I love their products! So when I mentioned that I wanted either an iPad or an iPhone, he went ballistic. Why do you want one? The ____ (you fill in the blank) is better. Apple is &^%$#! It is a no win battle. I just ignore him and do what I want. I like to see him mad :).

So this itch became more pronounced last week while in Chicago. It seemed as though everyone had a smart phone while I was still using a standard talk and text phone. The itch became a pounding this past Wednesday and I bit the bullet and went down to the Verizon store and bought an iPhone. It was not an impulse decision. I had been thinking about it for ever! I told the sales person, a real jerk, what I wanted. Naturally, he tried to sell me and my son more than what we needed. My son was getting a new phone too. He got an Android which is very fitting for him. It looks very masculine and gives him the ability to change up everything on it. It is actually a good thing that we purchased our phones when we did. Yesterday, Verizon changed their packages from unlimited data plans to a tiered plan which is much more expensive. In total, my son and I walked out of the Verizon store $400.00 lighter but both very happy with our purchases.