Cell phones

I have had the same cell phone for the last five years. Last week
it died. My husband's still worked. Sooo I waited for several
days before I asked him to go with me to see about a new plan and
phone. Little did I know that the phone carrier would not sell
me a phone without signing up for a two year plan.

When I called, they told me that I would have to choose a new
plan. I told that phone company goodbye. We then went on
an intelligence gathering trip. We took our information home
and made the decision. We knew what company, what plan, etc.,
and went to select the phone and take care of the business
part. It took us 3 1/2 hours to do the business part of it.
I don't see how the salesmen make a living if they only have
time to conduct two sales a day!

The young man was very nice, well versed in his sales spiel
and in the business transaction. It was one of those hurry up
and wait experiences.

Finally, we arrived home in the middle of a terrible wind and
rain storm, carrying our phones and materials. I do not know
much more than how to turn the thing on, but my little red
book will tell me everything I know. I hope I will have
all my special friends' numbers in the phone by next week.

Great television

Once every four years television is great. What a great cultural
event! Tremendous skill, sportsmanship and entertainment all day and
evening for two truly wonderful weeks are available to anyone who
owns a television set.

I am not a sports enthusiast, but I cannot imagine anyone on
this planet who would not enjoy watching the world's super
athletes participate in the Olympic games in China.

I do feel sorry for the people who lost their homes in order
that the Olympic sports complex could be built. I wish they
had been provided new places to live instead of just doing
whatever they could to get by.

I can't imagine what it would be like to be homeless, and
I am so thankful for that. I have had a good, safe and
prosperous life. I know there are many people in this
country and in the world who have never known that kind
of security.

Anyway, not to belabor the subject, watching those young
men and women give their all to represent their countries
successfully and well gives me a warm feeling of pride, as
well as two weeks of superb entertainment.