My new toy

I got an iphone.  Yes, I did.  Thanks to Lew and everyone else who showed me all the cool things it can do that everyone absolutely can't live without.   I didn't even have a smart phone before, so this is kind of a big deal for me.  It's fun, and my teenagers really enjoy showing me around and telling me what amazing apps I just have to have.  I don't think I'll be getting the "shave me" app that Johnny seems to enjoy, but I am definitely enjoying having email and the web right in my pocket all the time.

One thing I've found out, and I really love, is that this phone takes significantly better pictures than my digital camera.  In fact, I feel no need for a digital camera at all anymore.  I can take really good pictures right from my phone and... you know what happens next, don't you? I can post them on Facebook. So immediate - so in the moment!  I love that.  Of course, I will still post things on the blog - they're very different media.  The blog is more about verbal content.  You expect several sentences at least, and you're not put off by several paragraphs.  Facebook, on the other hand, is about the pictures and snappy captions and immediate access to what's happening.  It's fun.

If you're on Facebook, be sure to like the shop.  It tends to be where we put fast-breaking information - that is until we are all Tweeting...