What an inspiring post Julian!! I bemoan the fact that I have succumbed to having internet at my house and also a smartphone… I do still send handwritten letters and cards, don’t have Wi-Fi in my house (the internet comes through a wire which forces me to be in one place if I’m on the computer:), and like you I have never had a microwave in my adult life. BTW, I only have mismatched dishes I have collected at thrift stores and garage sales over the years. When I see a lone beautiful dish that speaks to me, I add it to my small assortment. I mention this because as I was looking at the gorgeous picture of your trout meal & bread, I noticed it was being served on the exact same dishes as one of my beautiful “lone” plates. They say each of us is connected in some obscure way, perhaps it’s true? Blessings to you!
Interesting and thanks for sharing! Do you watch movies at all? If so, why not at the theatre (seems in theory like a more "social" environment, but my few movie theatre experiences have been underwhelming). Can you elaborate more on your reasons?
The motivation for the abstention was a simple one concerning a signpost in some small way, moving away from the world. The catalyst was joining the Third Order OP, and offering a sacrifice to God, non-binding, which would be an outward sign of a less worldly existence.
I choose abstention from Cinemas because firstly I enjoyed going to watch a film, but I felt that they were cheerleading everything that was askew in society, from glorifying sex, violence, alphabet living, worldliness. I had found that even if one prudently choose films, you would still be assaulted by advertising, and probably the worst: trailers for films that encapsulated all that was trashy.
So although I do watch films at home, albeit very occasionally,I have full control of the experience.
Excellent article. I've had my moments expressing awful epiphanies of how much our world has changed technologically in the last century compared to the rest of human history. It's truly beyond words.
Great ideas! And I like your use of the typewriter. I learned to type on them o so long ago, and recently obtained an old 1940s Remington Quickwriter. It's heavy duty, no nonsense. Works great and I feel so much better using it than a computer. When I write my family and friends, I send a typewritten note and avoid the computer, since I have to use it for freelance work. What that has done is inspired them to get a typewriter too and correspond in the same way. Very cool. Also, I can keep and actually FIND their correspondence- things have a way of disappearing digitally.
This is great. I've started to write out my own articles longhand first too (although I need to get more consistent about editing). What phone, specifically, do you have that has the voice transcription ability?
I just have an "Alcatel" flip phone powered by tracfone service and KaiOS. That's all I know.It does voice to text for text messages only. I don't use it for article writing.
I use a lightphone II that has fairly good voice to text. I can also get an unlimited data plan from Verizon for it for just $20 a month. I love it, but I will be upgrading o the lightphone III when it comes out, because it is bigger and has a camera, which I miss. I am volunteering in the Philippines right now, and I had to get a smartphone to be able to communicate with family back home, but I can't wait to get rid of it as soon as I get back to the States.
What an inspiring post Julian!! I bemoan the fact that I have succumbed to having internet at my house and also a smartphone… I do still send handwritten letters and cards, don’t have Wi-Fi in my house (the internet comes through a wire which forces me to be in one place if I’m on the computer:), and like you I have never had a microwave in my adult life. BTW, I only have mismatched dishes I have collected at thrift stores and garage sales over the years. When I see a lone beautiful dish that speaks to me, I add it to my small assortment. I mention this because as I was looking at the gorgeous picture of your trout meal & bread, I noticed it was being served on the exact same dishes as one of my beautiful “lone” plates. They say each of us is connected in some obscure way, perhaps it’s true? Blessings to you!
Nice article, appreciate it.
One of the ways I'm not in conformity with the world is don't go to the cinema anymore.
Come November 5th, I'll be 9 years at this small turning by back to the world.
Interesting and thanks for sharing! Do you watch movies at all? If so, why not at the theatre (seems in theory like a more "social" environment, but my few movie theatre experiences have been underwhelming). Can you elaborate more on your reasons?
Hi Julian
The motivation for the abstention was a simple one concerning a signpost in some small way, moving away from the world. The catalyst was joining the Third Order OP, and offering a sacrifice to God, non-binding, which would be an outward sign of a less worldly existence.
I choose abstention from Cinemas because firstly I enjoyed going to watch a film, but I felt that they were cheerleading everything that was askew in society, from glorifying sex, violence, alphabet living, worldliness. I had found that even if one prudently choose films, you would still be assaulted by advertising, and probably the worst: trailers for films that encapsulated all that was trashy.
So although I do watch films at home, albeit very occasionally,I have full control of the experience.
Hope that helps.
Very helpful article! Lots of great tips. I will soon be purchasing my first phone and plan on getting a flip phone.
Excellent article. I've had my moments expressing awful epiphanies of how much our world has changed technologically in the last century compared to the rest of human history. It's truly beyond words.
Great ideas! And I like your use of the typewriter. I learned to type on them o so long ago, and recently obtained an old 1940s Remington Quickwriter. It's heavy duty, no nonsense. Works great and I feel so much better using it than a computer. When I write my family and friends, I send a typewritten note and avoid the computer, since I have to use it for freelance work. What that has done is inspired them to get a typewriter too and correspond in the same way. Very cool. Also, I can keep and actually FIND their correspondence- things have a way of disappearing digitally.
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Excellent article!
This is great. I've started to write out my own articles longhand first too (although I need to get more consistent about editing). What phone, specifically, do you have that has the voice transcription ability?
I just have an "Alcatel" flip phone powered by tracfone service and KaiOS. That's all I know.It does voice to text for text messages only. I don't use it for article writing.
I use a lightphone II that has fairly good voice to text. I can also get an unlimited data plan from Verizon for it for just $20 a month. I love it, but I will be upgrading o the lightphone III when it comes out, because it is bigger and has a camera, which I miss. I am volunteering in the Philippines right now, and I had to get a smartphone to be able to communicate with family back home, but I can't wait to get rid of it as soon as I get back to the States.