Goodbye, Old Friends

This week I finally ordered a new phone and a new microwave oven.

My current old phone is a tiny Nokia that I got for free when I signed up for cell service for the first time in early 2007 right before moving to New York City. As of 2020, it still works fine. But people have long been mocking me for not having a Smart Phone. And not having one is starting to affect me at work. (Plus, what are these wondrous "Apps" of which people speak??)

My current old microwave is a Panasonic hand-me-down from my mother. She bought it in 1985 (passing on the instruction booklet with attached receipt showing the date purchased). As of 2020, it still works fine (at 35 years old). But I'm starting to ask myself if I'm being poisoned.