Advice from a small town girl

Just a few minutes ago, I was more than halfway through a column about my birthday. I paused to read it through, just to make sure it made sense, when I realized I was WHINING.

Ouch.

I decided I don’t need to do that anymore.

Instead, let’s talk about technology.

I have some fairly strong Luddite leanings, but am basically too lazy to actually act on them. It’s one thing to despise technology, and quite another to live without it.

So I have a smart phone.

One of the reasons I wanted a smart phone is because my smart car is supposed to be able to stand in for my smart phone when I’m driving. I...