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30DBC - 15th Jan - Prompt: On this day in 1913, the first telephone line between Berlin and New York was inaugurated. Are phones a necessary evil? Could you get by without one for a month?

I've just remembered what I was going to start last night's blog with. To be honest, it is unforgivable that I'd forgotten what it was... I am appalled at myself!

Actors are agents of change. A film, a piece of theatre, a piece of music, or a book can make a difference. It can change the world.

Alan Rickman

I adore... adored... Alan Rickman and I am so so sad that he died yesterday. He is probably my favourite actor of all time 69 is too young for someone so great to die

Always.

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Ahh, well, you see, phones have changed. A lot. An awful lot, since 1913.



If you're talking about the good ol' fashioned phones that are just used to call and speak to others, I'm not really bothered. Yeah, they're great to keep in touch with people, but I am incredibly useless at keeping in touch. I don't like speaking on the phone. I only really speak to Chris on the phone and, well, I live with him. My mum hates the phone, so I rarely speak to her either

I think phones are necessary. The modern world needs phones. But could I go a month without using a standard, talky talk, phone? Yup, I reckon I definitely could.

Smart phones, on the other hand, different story. I probably could go without it but I doubt I'd want to. Yet, they do annoy me, somewhat.

I often wonder about how much we miss because we're looking down at our phones so much of the time. Quite a lot I'd bet.
Also, I think that, quite often, when people are together in person, they are spending a lot of that time checking in with other people via text, Facebook, or what have you, rather than spending quality time with the ones in the same room as them. This bugs me but I know I'm guilty of it too.

So, phones are great. But I could do without if necessary