January 6th

Q: What possession could you not live without?

A: To be literal, there are probably no possessions that would cause my death if I did not have them. So I'm going to be a bit more superficial here, and I think that's kind of the point anyway. I'm going with: my phone.

A couple days ago I parked in a no-no spot. It was a conscious choice and as we were exiting the car my friend and I decided to risk it. As it turned out, that was a mistake. 

We enjoyed a delicious breakfast together and then walked outside. Relieved to see the car still there, we decided to step into a book store across the street. As it turned out, that was a mistake.

After perusing the shelves of the fun, quirky book store we walked outside. My car was gone. We were probably in the store for about 15 minutes. Later we found out that the car was towed away about 5 minutes before we walked out of the shop. What happened next was a testament to the power of my phone:

1. Called towing company to find out they had my car.
2. Mapped how far it was to the towing company (too far to walk).
3. Looked up a cab service on the internet on my phone.
4. Called cab service, got cut off.
5. Called back and clarified.

15 years ago this would have been all pay phones and crying.