"Stay away from screens."
-Wendell Berry from the poem, How to be a Poet
So I went to the gym before work this morning. I'm hoping to form a habit of going then, since I've been having trouble getting myself there at lunch time. The morning people there are different than the lunch people. The biggest difference I noticed was the texting (note to the people at google, add the word texting to your spell check dictionary) or blackberrying or whatever. My gym says that you should go into the locker room or step outside to talk on the cell phone, and I think that is a great rule, but the morning people at the gym text between exercises.
I haven't gotten into texting. I am happy that texting is not a part of my life, but I also feel slightly disconnected from my peers who are into it. I'm like your grandma who uses a computer but never quite got the hang of when to single click and when to attempt a double click. It's ok though. You're grandma is probably pretty awesome in other ways.
So here comes the part where I start trying to fish for comments. Who writes on the internet and doesn't hunger deep in their gut for precious comments? Do you think my gym should ban texting in the workout area? Personally I'd rather they go all the way and get rid of the big screens from the walls too. And we could just recite poetry to one another and fortify our souls like in the old days. Ok settle down now grandma.
I'm with you, Dave. Not a fan of texting. Not really a fan of cell phones period. Never have been. I only have one because it's cheaper than a landline.
ReplyDeleteThat said, I'd lean to the side of as much discouragement as possible of any cell phone usage.
hmmm.... i text here and there and find it a very useful tool. but at the gym between exercises? do they now make pockets in spandex shorts or do they carry the phones around like an extension of themselves? odd. when it comes to making rules for the masses. simple is always best. NO CELL PHONE /HANDHELD DEVICES IN THE GYM. start a rumor about how they are interfering with the new chips they just put into the digital stair steppers, etc.
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