Well, it’s a typical southern afternoon, hot, humid, and we’re waiting on the rain which has been promised later this afternoon. Things on the porch are pretty simple. It always has been, that’s why I like it so much. Couple of chairs, some good friends and some conversation that doesn’t have to really go anywhere. It’s just some time you spend together and fellowship and it  beats being alone. We have talked before and shared with you before that pondering is really the thing to do nowadays with the temperament of most people and most subjects that usually come up. When you ponder all you gotta do is just open your mind up talk about a few things, it’s nice because facts doesn’t really matter all that much and you’re not really looking for a solution. You’re just talking about life in general. Once I get off the back porch and get in the house I’m pretty much like everybody else. As far as my home is concerned we have a lot of the technical advantages that have taken place over the years to make life a little more comfortable, one of them of course is the is the Internet. It is the way us lesser informed folks get the answers we need…don’t know it…Google It! Well past couple of months I’ve had some technical difficulties here in the house. We lost our dryer of 12 years. I remember when they used to last at least 20, but that doesn’t happen anymore. I think my wife’s computer an iMac after 10 years decided that it was tired and needed a rest, so we retired it. I think someone told the folks at Apple that I was having trouble with my iPhone…you guessed it, it died and went home, wherever that might be. That brings us to today’s Ponder. What does an 82 year old geezer need with an iPhone? Ponder on that for a few moments, there are times that we wander from room to room and we wonder why we’re in the room we’re in. As I’ve gotten older I’ve also noticed that if my wife asked me who is that you were talking to I always answer her simply by saying “oh you know what’s his name.” Just ponder on this for a second. I know how to answer the phone if it rings and I know how to use the Starbucks app on the phone. That’s pretty much all I can do with this thing. After a little practice, I actually learned how to use the contacts to call somebody if I needed to speak with them, but I could only do that because my daughter loaded the contacts on the phone for me and then showed me how to do it. Oh yes, I learned how to read the news but that’s depressing and I can advise some of you, if you’re thinking about it do not get involved with the games they stick on those phones. It’s a no win and it’ll drive you crazy.

So as unreasonable as it may seem, the Ponder for today is really very simple. What does an 82 year-old geezer need with an iPhone? I’ve been told there is a less expensive phone available for us geezers, it’s called a cricket, but I don’t like bugs… take care. Be sure to join us next week on the porch.

jk