These clever words of wisdom from the illustrator Robert Leighton struck a chord with the blogger in me.....How easy it is to live life behind the screen and at the tap of a key....
An amusing but gentle reminder .......xv
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illustration by robert leighton from the new yorker
thank you joy.....
Could totally relate here too!
ReplyDeleteIt sure is x
ReplyDeleteHow true Vicki....real life is so much more important ! XXXX
ReplyDeleteExcellent cartoon - rings a bell. Will tweet link. Thank you
ReplyDeleteHuw
I think that's me...
ReplyDeleteIt IS a good reminder to us all Vicki.
ReplyDeleteSam
very true. love it!
ReplyDeleteOh so true.
ReplyDeleteSadly.
Oh... So right indeed!!!
ReplyDeleteA poignant comment.....Thank you
ReplyDeleteHi Vicki, This is so true. I have decided (as of last week) to structure my "screen time" to a specific time limit every day as I am lured by its draw and fully realize how addictive this wonderful little toy/tool can be. Have a wonderful week. Mary
ReplyDeleteGentle, yes. Amusing, definitely. Most of us need this from time to time.
ReplyDeleteMy former husband's daughter has arrived in Agen for a one year teaching assignment ... how lucky is she?
Oh, too true! And a terrific reminder to step away from the laptop!
ReplyDeleteYes, someone come and slap me on the wrist! Both of them. XO
ReplyDeleteHow very true, and how very sad too.
ReplyDeleteIt's beginning to turn into Fall here, we are all so happy. Even had rain 3 days in a row, this has not happened since January. Thank you, Father.
xx's
Sad but true...... Thanks for the reminder :)!
ReplyDeleteMerci du message...
ReplyDeleteBisous
I love the New Yorker, primarily for the cartoons, my favorite is Twohy! sooo very funny!
ReplyDeleteBravo, Vicki! And on that note, I am hitting send and then "suspend". :)
ReplyDeleteBrilliant...but unfortunately a little too close to my actual life.
ReplyDeleteI spend way too much time in front of my computer.
I love it! It makes me a little sad when I catch public transport and see so many people who are missing the little moments because they are busy on their screens. A creative brain needs to be awake and aware and the internet (as wonderful as it can be) can send us all to sleep. xx
ReplyDeleteFabulous, and too true for my comfort! It can be a challenge to keep it all in balance. That old adage about how we won't look back on our lives and think, "I wish I'd spent more time at work," can be transferred over to the internet nowadays, I suspect.
ReplyDeleteOh dear-that's hilarious. The scary thing is I wouldn't even have understood that joke two years ago!
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing :-)
Love it and enjoy all these comments
ReplyDeleteA dilemma, isn't it..
so many interesting things in the virtual world..
when I look at my neighbor across the street, who almost never leaves his place in front of the computer, in a tall apartment building I always wonder whether he might be 'talking' to someone who lives next to him or around the corner..
and for now, no more computer time for me tonight
It is so hard to find the right balance b.w work, play, computer, and getting out and about. Today I went for a cappuccino, a walk, to a museum and to visit a friend. Now I must spend 6 hours at least working at the computer. Then I will go out with friends this evening. Trying to make it all fit together.
ReplyDeleteThis sketch is alarmingly true...It's funny sometimes we live our lives SO we can blog about them...Another strange curve that technology has thrown into our lives.
ReplyDeleteThank you for sharing.
Mandy
Wise indeed! Must avoid those deep cyberhole...
ReplyDeleteWise indeed! Must avoid those deep cyberhole...
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