Remember When It Was Important

Remember those wonderful days when answering the telephone was important? You could almost count on it being family, friend, acquaintance or a bona fide business call. I am sure that I will not be the only Senior Citizen that looks forward to mid-December when that deadline date arrives to sign up or change carriers for your new Medicare, Medigap or drug plan. And don’t be foolish enough to think you will use the computer to compare or choose a plan, as this just generates more phone calls and e-mail. I guess the upside is having caller I.D. which helps some, but many of still make the dash for the phone when it rings. Remembering those Good Old days doesn’t help adjust to our Wonderful New Era. Maybe just take a deep breath, make a decision on whether or not you want to make a mad dash to answer the phone or just wait to see if said caller leaves a message. Just be grateful that we are not all walking two miles to school each day and all uphill—or was that the story that we heard as kids?