The telephone is not ringing. The silence is undisturbed by ringing, chirping, melodies, and other noises which are generally lumped into a category these days known as ringtones. I actually find this to be a very pleasant sound…the silence that is…and over the years have developed a mild case of telephobia. Well, ok…maybe not a phobia but dislike of phone communication in general. If you know anything of my past you would find this ironic to say the least. Until recent years I have always been a fast adopter of new technology and always knew what the latest computer processor was and how fast the data transfer rate was for such and such technology, etc. Not to mention that I spent eight years of my career as the Telecommunications Manager for the Iowa Army National Guard.
Eventually, I will get around to telling you that I have a new phone and a new phone number but I am going to digress for a bit as I reflect back on why I’m even having this dialog. You can skip to the end if you are in a hurry. This gets a little long.
