How Secure Is It?

The world of smartphones has opened up new possibilities to me.  Having been the type of youth who has shied away from the finer things in life, i.e. I don't have a car yet, I marvel at what RIM, Apple, Google and Microsoft have been able to do with cell phones.  As a child, I lived in the remote community of Hellshire Heights in St. Catherine where extreme fun was taken out of walking or riding to the community phone booth.  The line at the phone booth was utilized as a social interaction cascade, as countless individuals would utilize calling cards to call overseas.  Now we had cable so it was understood that it was different out there, but interestingly, as a kid, the adventure of living in a closed community posed interesting dynamics.  The roads were named after Pirates after all and the nearby attraction of Three Sisters Cave and Hellshire Beach (where Sting used to be held) were particularly appealing to tourists. Granite mining in the area revealed to us precious stones, and trips through 'macka' aided or dodging and weaving.  No less, growing up among acclaimed stars, folk that I never imagined would become noted names, was an interesting dynamic.  Not many in the community has cell phones. I'd like to claim that my mother's at 14 Annie Bonnie Way was the first. Cable and Wireless installed the phone that was mighty expensive. It was one of those huge C-shaped phones that featured in the 1990's and wireless no less.  How did this quick method of calling change the dynamic? I had a phone before, the turning dial type, but never had any enduring interest at the time. A good run with cartwheels and a look at Yogi Bear proved more interesting.

The new bank transfer mechanism from Barclays called 'Pingit' featured in the news one day. What I did not understand was the need for someone to even want to send money electronically within the same bank. What about the smell of new money, meeting someone randomly at the bank, the interaction with the tellers.  Speaking of pirates, Jack Sparrow loves to say, 'Where has all the Rum gone...Elizabeth!!!'  People must be asking, 'Where have all the jobs gone'?  The truth is that having learned and understood credit cards as a mechanism for the wealthy, I can side with Bank of America and others for wanting to increase account fees. I hate fees, and will only accept them if jobs are attached.  Innovation is great, but innovation with job possibilities should be a must.   I must confess that I learned to type using a typing software called Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing.  It was challenging and I recommend it. As an adult, however, I wonder how many jobs are provided if I can send it to the house versus going to buy the CD  taking a communal typing class.   There is distress and working at an electricity company seems to be a greater guarantee, as everything runs on it.  I look at the movies and wonder what the possibilities are that I would go and see one in the theatre. Do we now penalize easy or hard? If we continue to penalize hard, do we end up like the characters on Wall-E         http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0910970/synopsis ?

There are some like myself who love classism for what it is. It is a pity that that preservation is accompanied by intellectual congruity.  'Bring Classic Back' may be a good title for an R&B song.