Legally Rambling (10/10/09). It's a quiet night in the Wright Library, a hint of Fall in the air, a little dark and damp, a few tweets of comfort from the cockatiel. Of course, the cats are no where to be found tonight - yet. Yea, it's a Sinatra night tonight, a taste I believe I acquired from my grandfather - also named Frank! I once saw Sinatra in concert - amazing! Even late in his career, the women were still going crazy. Now Sinatra once remaked that “I like intelligent women. When you go out, it shouldn't be a staring contest.” And, hey, Frank and I agree about that point, but you know, Frank never had to contend with texting. I wonder would Frank text or not?
As I was scaning the news this morning, during my third cup of Kona, I ran across an interesting article from Judy McGuire, entitled "Texting and your love life." If you are in family law, you are certainly familiar with how texting plays a huge role today not only at the start of a relationship, but also at its death. In fact, attorneys often have to read volumes of this stuff! I digress.
Now, as the article mentions, texting adds a great degree of complexity at the beginning of a relationship today. I mean do you text, e-mail, call .... And, this is a huge gender issue - guys just love to text and text and text. Women on the other hand - based upon my observations are still waiting by the phone. I have to admit, that I am truly a phone guy. I know that Asimov once noted that he loved writing because he felt it was "thinking with his fingers" but you know, I can't type to save my life, and I agree with the article, the text takes all the "possibility" out of the conversation. I really don't like to text. And, the hanging or unanswered text drives me nuts. However, is it that we are afraid to use the phone? I mean have our phones become like "hot lines" to only be used in times of trouble, discussions with family . . . etc? Have they become too personal? I think so.
Then there is the issue of emoticons. I really hate these things. When I have used them, I feel like I have put on a pink shirt! And, I'm not going to even get into the sexting issue. I mean, you handle one elder divorce case with sexting (including photos) and it's enough to make you scream - Enough!
Now, I have a lot of unanswered questions in life, but the one thing I do know - as fact, is that Sinatra would never use an emoticon - and from here on out - neither will I . . . Ramble On!
As I was scaning the news this morning, during my third cup of Kona, I ran across an interesting article from Judy McGuire, entitled "Texting and your love life." If you are in family law, you are certainly familiar with how texting plays a huge role today not only at the start of a relationship, but also at its death. In fact, attorneys often have to read volumes of this stuff! I digress.
Now, as the article mentions, texting adds a great degree of complexity at the beginning of a relationship today. I mean do you text, e-mail, call .... And, this is a huge gender issue - guys just love to text and text and text. Women on the other hand - based upon my observations are still waiting by the phone. I have to admit, that I am truly a phone guy. I know that Asimov once noted that he loved writing because he felt it was "thinking with his fingers" but you know, I can't type to save my life, and I agree with the article, the text takes all the "possibility" out of the conversation. I really don't like to text. And, the hanging or unanswered text drives me nuts. However, is it that we are afraid to use the phone? I mean have our phones become like "hot lines" to only be used in times of trouble, discussions with family . . . etc? Have they become too personal? I think so.
Then there is the issue of emoticons. I really hate these things. When I have used them, I feel like I have put on a pink shirt! And, I'm not going to even get into the sexting issue. I mean, you handle one elder divorce case with sexting (including photos) and it's enough to make you scream - Enough!
Now, I have a lot of unanswered questions in life, but the one thing I do know - as fact, is that Sinatra would never use an emoticon - and from here on out - neither will I . . . Ramble On!
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