R's rue

 I turned on cellular for a moment to post. I’ve been without internet for a few days. Don’t know how much longer it will be. This experience explains why we don’t like corporations. People don’t take pride in their work.  Don’t even ask me how they treat the disabled. Gave them the short version. They don’t care. They don’t care about rural America. On a brighter note, you’re all very loved.  Have a beautiful day.  Regine  from R's rue https://ift.tt/z8B3aKU

  You might have heard the term before but for me it was a new word when I heard it explained on BBC Radio 4 yesterday. It's "phubbing" - a clever conflation of "phoning" and "snubbing". "Phubbing" happens all the time when phone users ignore the people they are with in real life in favour of their phones. Perhaps one should not blame phone users as much as we should blame the phone manufacturers and network providers. They have created an environment in which millions of people are hooked on their smartphones. For some, it is where their "best lives" reside - in favoured YouTube channels, whatsapp groups, social media and so on. All of that can, I imagine, be very comforting and less challenging than living entirely in the real world.  When Shirley and I were in Newbury, Berkshire we went to a high street eatery. Sitting upstairs in the mezzanine area, I noticed a family of six coming up the stairs. The children were teenagers...