Kay Harris
The Valdosta Daily Times
VALDOSTA —
I am not the most adept person with technology. It changes too often, so I just keep adapting to the new ways of doing things without taking the time to understand them. I am also naturally paranoid about turning my life over to a computer, a handheld device, cell phone, etc. I’ve seen far too many people break out in a cold sweat over the loss of a device or a potential hardware issue. In my paranoia, if it’s important to me, I keep a handwritten record of it.
So this week when my 2-year-old iPhone erased itself, going back to its factory settings, I panicked, but the panic didn’t last long. Everyone kept asking me if I had an electronic backup, which I thought I did, but which was apparently corrupt as well. So there I was hand-putting in my contacts list from my handwritten list that I’ve so carefully kept up with over the years, in addition to all my calendar items that I also keep a hard copy of.
The moral of the story? There really isn’t one, other than a certain nostalgia for less complicated days when all those things that are supposed to be making our lives less stressful and more efficient weren’t invented yet. And yet our lives were much less stressful and more efficient.
I don’t want to give up my cell phone, or my laptop, or any of the other conveniences, but I also don’t want to depend on them to the extent that my entire history can be erased by a bug in the system. I’ll hang on to my paper copies and be just fine, thank you.
Taste Off Cookbook issue
The July issue of the Valdosta Scene magazine is hot off the presses and features enticing recipes from the VDT’s 42nd annual Taste Off. You’ll find a ton of great recipes from incredible cooks and lots of new ideas for new dishes and decorating. This is a great issue and one you’ll want to get and hang on to. The Scene is sold at Books-A-Million and at the Times office.
Business Roundup
Beyond the Beach beside Books-A-Million reopened this week and is now California Sun. I believe it’s the second California Sun location in Valdosta.
The Family Dollar is getting prepared to open in part of the former Goody’s location on St. Augustine Road and the area is being renovated now for its future tenants.
On the sad side of business, the Plant Station on Highway 84 towards Quitman is closing. They’ve been there for a number of years and they’re selling all their plants, flowers, etc.
Southern Lamp & Shade in Remerton will be open for one more week to sell their remaining merchandise.
The former gymnasium at the Boys and Girls Club was torn down recently to make room for the new construction on the new facilities they are building. The Toombs Street Rotary Gym was built in 1969.
And some good news this week. The Ware County Air Evac Lifetime base opened this week in Waycross. From their base, they will serve all the communities within a 70-mile radius, which includes our area here. Air Evac Lifetime is an air ambulance service that provides medical transport in rural communities around the U.S.
Also, Smith Northview is holding a groundbreaking this week for an expansion of its Labor and Delivery area.
That’s about it for this week, but if there’s anything I missed, please let me know and have a Happy and Safe 4th of July!!!
