You can live without your phone.

Senior Tip-- Do not worry, we can live without our phones.

It happened to me yesterday. My phone would not charge. I tried different cables, various usb connectors, different A/C outlets, googled the issue and had critical discussions with trusted friends. Nothing worked. Then, I took a taxi to the Apple store. I explained to the scheduler that my phone would not work. I was in Baltimore when it happened. 

There I was in a large mall with no phone. I was nervous. I could feel my blood pressure rising. I appealed to the Apple store manager who explained the next available genius was 2 hours away. He asked for my phone number so he could call me. I smiled and he understood. 

So here I sit in the Apple store using their computer to write this blog. No one is calling me as far as I know and I do not need to call anyone, yet I still feel helpless, a victim of electronic malfunction. I  have settled my nerves by recalling there were many years of my life when I had no phone in my pocket and I was just as happy as I am now.

So I can wait and I can do without. And no doubt you can too.