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My phone is a relic. If I need to text, I must tap each key up to four times to create a word. No camera or video features and the display is the size of four small stamps. I even have to completely save a new number before hanging up with caller.  One day I needed to communicate by texting and realized my phone was smarter than me because I was doing all the work.  I also realized how this mobile device had changed my life where it became my dependent who demanded my service not vice versus.

One day I was running late and in my haste forgot my cell phone.  I had absolutely no time to go backwards. So I coolly made a decision to be OK without it, back in a time when there were only land-line phones and voice messaging was the new “it”.

Well no sooner then the decision was made I thought I would use my cell phone-less time to complete other neglected tasks as I am a multi-tasker.  Whenever I’m in transit I process out my to-do list or read. Since I’d also forgotten my reading material in the rush I was left with my thoughts. 

As I reached for my cell to return some old unreturned calls,  I saw a flashed vision of my cell with that “I told you so” arrogant smirk on its tiny face .

Well not to be outdone my resolve to live without a phone that day became stronger.  Thats where Facebook comes in.  My laptop is the other brain I don’t leave home without.  If theres a wifi signal, I’m connected. I decided to respond to my family and friends through Facebook by private messaging or wall depending on the communication.

Because I am one of the few people who sees Facebook as valuable tool to be in touch with family members and close friends I was captivated by all the other dramas unfolding among “friends of friends”.  I blushed a few times, played mafia wars and decided I didn’t really need to talk to anyone after all.  And that is why I know for sure now that I am smarter than my cell but I need it more than it needs me.