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Adventures in Linear Thinking

Adventures in Linear Thinking Don’t get me wrong.   I love my phone.   My phone connects me to the world, my friends, my business.   It provides me with the name, address, hours of operation and directions to the nearest Vietnamese/Ethiopian/Barbecue restaurant no matter where I roam.   My Smartphone and I have a wonderful relationship. However, like all relationships, it has its problems.   One of these is my ToDo list.   I am a list maker.   I have friends who swear I have a list for everything, and somewhere (they are sure) is a list of lists.   Here is where my smartphone and I have relationship problems. I have downloaded probably fifteen “ToDo” apps.   None of them are quite right.   I finally found a British one which works okay, but is less than ideal.   At least it understands when I spell things funny.   I have a memo app, a sticky-note app and a “reminder” app that dings incessantly for 15 minutes prior to any appointment (it’s like having an electronic mom