Want A Simpler Life?...You Go First

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I tell myself I want a simpler life. I picture mornings with coffee, golf, and a phone that only makes calls. Spend the afternoon writing. But then the world dangles new gadgets.

Take golf. Back in the day, the game was simple: hit the ball, find the ball, hit it again. Now there are launch monitors, swing-speed apps, and guys filming their swings like they’re auditioning for The Masters: TikTok Edition.

​ I am not making this up: one guy in my very casual golf league carries two separate electronic devices that tell him how far he is from the hole. He double checks on every shot, even if he’s 20 feet in front of the green.

He’s a new guy. I don’t think he knows I’ve written a golf book, Hit Your Second Shot First, in which I encourage carrying an electric cattle prod to speed up the pace of play.

I even toyed with writing another golf book: Nobody Gives a $&^ How Far You Used to Be Able to Hit a Golf Ball. It’s a feel-good book of realistic motivation for the senior golfer.

Tech isn’t simpler either. I keep an address book now — not for friends, for passwords. Written in pencil, cryptic notes like CoolGolfApp? or WeirdSiteIDK. I’m looking at one right now I think is probably a Lithuanian crypto exchange I accidentally own shares in. But I’m sure they’re completely on the up and up and would never sell my identity on the Dark Web.

And Apple? Keeps “upgrading” my phone until it’s so stuffed with mysterious apps and photos that the only fix is to buy a bigger, pricier one.

Yes, I want to rebel. I want a simpler life. But what if I miss the next great gadget? Or worse — what if everyone else already has it?

Want to get in touch with me? Call on my iPhone/Rangefinder/Cattle Prod device. If I don't answer I'm probably using the function that counts my steps and converts from the metric system. The combined monthly connectivity fees are more than the mortgage payments on my first home.

or you could email me at:
[email protected]

 if you're interested in golf, please take at look at Hit Your Second Shot First on Amazon:

www.amazon.com/dp/B09CGMTCBQ


I’m working on the next novel....Code Name: Nobody.