Technology Idiots

I have to say that here lately I feel as a world community I think we are losing more brain cells than we are gaining. Here's why

Then...
I remember being younger and I had memorized each of my friends phone numbers. I could call both grandparents, cousins, aunts, uncles, cell phones and still have all emergency phone numbers all stored in my brain and I'm not talking about 911.
Now...
Heaven forbid my cell phone loses your number or you haven't called me recently enough to be on my call back list. If you're not in my phonebook on my phone I will have no way to get in touch with you. I don't know my own brothers phone number, and if it weren't for 911 we would have real reason to worry.

Then...
I remember finding houses by landmarks and house numbers. I could find anyone by a simple, "turn at the second yellow doghouse on the left and go until the park on the right." I would make mental notes of how to get to and from on the first trip.
Now....
GPS. I lose signal I will call someone (in my phonebook) to google directions.

Then....
I used to love writing (and receiving) letters. I could spend hours writing to friends, cousins and grandparents galore. I loved the feeling of pen in hand and crisp white paper. Nothing was better than putting a thick wad of folded paper into a clean envelope and dropping it at the post office.
Now...
I recenlty tried to write a letter to a great-aunt who has trouble hearing. I thought it would be a nice surprise for her to open a good old-fashioned letter. However, as I sat down, I realized how hard it was after texting. My letter began....

Dear...............,

How r u? Wld like 2 talk 2 u but thought this wld be better. Wld luv 2 c u more often but can't drive that fast...lol.

I had to literally remember how to spell because this sweet woman is in her 90's and I don't think she'd appreciate shorthand.

Challenge:
Try to call someone this week by actually dialing their number
Write someone a letter (and send it)
And here's a kick.....leave the house without your.....cell phone....eeeek!

We will turn around to get that phone even though I didn't even have my first cell until after I was married and it was a "emergency only" thing. Now I break out in a cold sweat if I realize my phone is not soundly in my ...um...pocket.

I'm going to try these things myself to try and restore my unused brain cells.

Let me know how it goes 4 u!!