A NEW MALADY

I have diagnosed myself with a new malady called a "Fear of Technology".

I am able to do a lot of things with the computer, for instance setting up this blog.

I can take pictures with a digital camera, download them on my computer then upload then to email or this blog.

I can program and use a Garmin.

I can pre-program phone numbers to my cell phone or home phone.

I can't text on a cell phone only because I haven't taken the time to learn the process. Besides I don't like to massacre the English language with all the abbreviations.

Some day soon I'll probably wade into the world of Kindles or Nooks. By the time I get there they will more than likely be obsolete.

When I had to get a new laptop I worried about how I would transfer my documents from my old computer to the new one. A helpful sales person told me how to do it. Believe me I did a happy dance when I accomplished it in the first try.

The other day my son was showing me the virtues of his blackberry. He told me how it is a cell phone, a still picture camera, a video camera, and a computer.

He lost me after the first minute. First of all the keyboard is so tiny I would need a magnifying glass and stylus to type on it. I have a wireless keyboard and mouse I use with my laptop because I have problems using the one on the computer.

By the time he completed his sales pitch I was totally lost.

You see, I eventually put my toe into the sea of technological waters, it just takes me a long time to work up the nerve to jump into it.