Text = E-Note

A part of elementary school and middle school (or junior high) in my memory was spent writing or passing notes. The tricky part was in not getting caught by teacher's or having your note intercepted. If you or your friend were talking about your latest crush in the note, it could be devastating. The more childish renditions included things like: Do you like me, yes or no, circle one. Just the idea of this is fabulous.

In the age of electronic communication, do children text message these thoughts? Does one classmate ask another via cell phone, my friend likes you, do you like him/her? Do these children have cell phones in school? Does that take something away from the experience, add something to it or is it the same? How does Facebook play into all of this? Maybe it's not at all about being better or worse, just different.

I also remember being on the only telephone number in the house that was used for my father's business and our home, with a long cord that could reach from the kitchen to the living room couch (and yes, we had a rotary dial extension in the garage) for hours at a time after school. Now, even in this house, everyone has their own cell phone and the landline is typically reserved to receive calls from telemarketers or our mothers. We do still have corded phones in the garage and basement that can come in handy when hit with weather situations like Hurricane Irene.

So, what are you doing today? hmu ttyl lol