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You know the feeling. You are right in the middle of something important—like showing your neighbor a picture of your grandson’s new puppy, or perhaps checking the weather to see if you need an umbrella or a boat. You tap…

You know the sound. It’s that tiny, mournful bloop-bloop in your ear right in the middle of your granddaughter’s piano recital. Or perhaps it’s the sudden vibration on your wrist followed by a black screen just as you were about…

You know that small, plastic puck sitting on your kitchen counter? The one you bought (or were gifted by a well-meaning grandchild) that currently serves primarily as a very expensive egg timer? It sits there, blinking occasionally, listening to the…

You know the feeling. You’ve just achieved the perfect level of comfort in your favorite armchair. You have your tea, your blanket is arranged with structural integrity that rivals a suspension bridge, and the cat has finally decided you are…

Picture this: You’ve decided to change a lightbulb. You know, that one in the hallway that’s been flickering like a disco strobe since 1997. You climb the step stool, reach up, and suddenly gravity remembers it has a grudge against…

You walk into the kitchen. You stand there. You look at the toaster like it’s going to give you a clue, but the toaster remains stubbornly silent. You know you came in here for something, but that thought has evaporated,…

You’ve probably been there. You walk into the living room, clear your throat, and politely ask your digital assistant to play some Frank Sinatra. You enunciate clearly. You project your voice like a stage actor. And in response, the little…

Remember the “good old days” of photography? You’d snap a photo, wind the little plastic wheel on the camera, and pray your thumb wasn’t covering the lens. Then, you’d wait a week to get the prints developed, only to find…

Imagine, if you will, that you walk into a bakery and buy a loaf of sourdough bread. You pay the baker, take your bread, and go home. Simple, right? Now, imagine that a week later, a different baker shows up…

Remember the good old days when, if you didn’t want a magazine anymore, you just threw the renewal notice in the trash and went on with your life? It was a simpler time. A time when “unsubscribing” didn’t require the…