Sunday, December 30, 2012

2012: Personally

Sobered by end-of-year lists and video montages of those who have passed, the final days of 2012 give us opportunity to reflect. For me, the losses were more plentiful and poignant than ever; undoubtedly a function of wisdom, that only time on earth can provide. But that wisdom also insists we embrace and celebrate; those we have touched and who have touched us. My hope is that 2013 will be as rich as this past year: old relationships nurtured, new ones dearly cherished, and opportunity to more deeply live, love and learn. Happy New Year to all!

Tuesday, August 7, 2012

Where Is My Phone?

Now where did I put that darned phone? So I get back to my home office after a noon lunch meeting today and realize I've lost my smartphone. Did the usual backtracking, including driving back to the restaurant. Probably right where I was sitting. Nope, no phone there. Back home to place a call to Sprint to track the phone using their "Family Locator" service. You place a call to your phone from another phone, and on the Sprint website the system shows you a screen map (using GPS) where your lost phone is. There it was, on top of my car. GPS tracked my phone to my garage. Yep, I had driven back to the restaurant with the phone on top of the car! I had put it there for some reason when I originally got home from the lunch meeting. The old Subaru's luggage rack combined with Sprint technology served me unbelievably well. What are the odds? Doh!