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Books > Sport & Leisure > Humour > General
Nomophobia - the fear of having our phones taken from us - is
taking over our lives. The smart devices are in our homes, carried
room-to-room as if glued to the hands of our family members. They
meander into the bathroom, the laundry room, the shop, the garage,
backyard and even into the bedroom where the adults once had their
"alone time." Our teenage children require them to either be under
their pillows, by their pillows or within arm's reach at a
nightstand in order to even sleep at night. The cell phone must be
visible for them to take tests at school without withdrawal
anxiety. The phones travel where we do - school, the office, the
gym, so that we are in constant contact with the virtual world -
other people who also have no real lives outside of their phone.
They are ringing in churches, movie theaters, restaurants,
concerts, funerals. Nothing says "goodbye" to the recently departed
like your ring tone from Metallica's Hardwired. Welcome to the
world of smart phone addiction.
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Duck Light
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Gillian A Corsiatto; Edited by Jock MacKenzie; Illustrated by Alison Forsberg
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"Prince Patrick" was a nick name given to me as a child by my
family and parent's friends that reflected my attitude and desire
to be treated in a manner befitting a little prince. A sign of
endearment to humor my natural, idiosyncratic demeanor. I actually
never thought of myself as royalty, rather, that I was "special,"
destined for greatness or to be famous, and should be treated as an
incubating celebrity. But just how was I going to become a figure
in history? A doctor or scientist that discovered a cure to a
hideous disease or condition? An actor/artist that was going to
define my generation? Or would I become infamous? Whereas, my
innocent "hijinks" would lead to other more serious acts that would
get me recognized for the wrong reasons. These stories of my
eccentric exploits, told time and time again at family gatherings,
have made both family and friends smile, giggle and laugh
hysterically, with the words "no he did not" uttered more than
once.
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