“It’s hard for the modern generation to understand Thoreau, who lived beside a pond but didn’t own water skis or a snorkel.” ~Bill Vaughn
To the woman in this Verizon ad,
First, you bought an expensive iPad 2 so you could read Twilight on the beach? Expensive electronic are not beach toys. If you want to read on the beach, might I suggest my novel? It’s perfect for the beach, and was not written with teen girls in mind.
Second, are you still reading that book at the park with your friend? Good grief. Finish it already. It’s not Ulysses.
Third, are you tweeting or facebooking or whatever while camping with the family? Come on, lady. Do you hate them? Jeez. Put that thing away and enjoy the great outdoors and the people who love you. You don’t have to announce to the world what you’re doing while you’re doing it. Your kids are either going to hate you for always having your head in your computer or they’ll emulate you and become people with their heads in their electronic devices. Is that what you want? Then keep it up, lady.
Sincerely,
Julie Luongo
Jenn said,
September 25, 2011 at 9:42 pm
Ha ha! I had the same thought. “Tweet when you’re nowhere near your followers”. A) How bout you put down that iPad IN THE MIDDLE OF THE WOODS and go do something with your family? b) Don’t complain if your kids don’t pay attention to you
julieluongo said,
September 25, 2011 at 11:13 pm
I think Verizon and Apple are misreading their target. Yes, married women between 25 and 45 with children (if that’s their target here) want to think of themselves as sort-of cool. Or not. What do I know? Still, I’d have that woman reading Vibe at work, hanging out with her friend at Comic-Con, and taking pictures of her kids doing wicked BMX tricks while tweeting a link to Craig Ferguson’s sidekick. Yeah, that’s better. And change her hair. Mess it up. And give her a black eye. No? Too much?
Bill McConnell said,
December 9, 2011 at 11:22 am
This post struck a chord. I’m on my second try at reading Ulysses and it’s rough going. I decided to read it after perusing a list of books that have been banned at one time or another. I feel like I’m doing penance for free speech.