09/03/2026
Wow that's something
The landline used to sit on a little table in the hallway with a cord long enough to stretch into the pantry if you needed privacy, which you always did. Nobody knew where you were until you called back. Nobody expected you to. I think about that more than I think about most things I've lost. Not in a sad way. Just a noticing way. My kids think I'm exaggerating when I describe waiting three days for film to develop just to find out half the pictures were of someone's thumb. I'm not exaggerating. I'm reporting.