Relative Something

Is it possible to keep pace with everything life offers? I am not able to do so myself. Somehow, I know enough to navigate a very small amount of technology in my daily life. I don’t tend to double-click live links. There are those who do. However, I have never been one to make full use of all the bells and whistles available in any device I have ever owned. I am inclined to be happy with a power button and a volume control. Good to go.

Recently, our kitchen audio component demonstrated a decisive change in behavior from its previous usual. The onboard pushbutton controls no longer function. There is absolutely no response to pressing any button, or combination of buttons. I have been forced to actually use the remote that came with it. That should be enough for me. It has a power button and volume controls. Unfortunately, there is no way to adjust the clock time by remote.

The tunes box in the corner of our kitchen now continues to boldly display its clock in Central Standard Time, even though we’ve obviously sprung ahead to Daylight Saving Time. How annoying is that?

Maybe if I would just go out and buy this week’s latest version of smart phone, with a prominent power button and volume control, I won’t need any other devices. Do phones display the current time?