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Publisher’s Note
Publisher’s Note

OMG, OMG, OMG

It’s finally happened. I’m trapped in an episode of
“Invasion of the Body Snatchers” in which
Carol has been replaced with a temporary
free-spending clone. Remember in our
family, Carol is the Queen of No
Frivolous Birthday Celebrations. So
just last week with my birthday
only days away, I totally expected
my annual shirt and tie combo or
maybe even a new Apple watch
strap from Carol.
And so, you cannot possibly imag-
ine my surprise (more like shock)

when Carol (or should I say the Carol
clone) arranged with all my kids and
father-in-law to get me the only thing I might
possibly want but would never buy for myself … an IPhone X! Yes, the
woman who never met a penny she couldn’t find some reason to save actu-

ally signed the credit card slip, picked it up and wrapped it, without once
thinking about Returns. In my defense, I’ve been really good lately, putting
up with my old IPhone 6 despite its listless battery and unreliable touch-
screen since we were still enduring various unplanned Hurricane Irma
repairs.
And yet, here I am playing relentless peekaboo with my new phone’s
amazing Face ID feature, trying to pretend I’m my malicious identical twin

and outsmart the technology. But certainly more important, I now have an

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emails, and holding my 256 gig’s worth of contact
information, not to mention 250 “absolutely”
crucial apps.
So last night as I lay in bed training my
emojis to speak and sending out talking
monkey texts, I am a happy little “Apple”
junkie. And by the way, if you hear about
the IPhone Y or Z coming out, better not tell
Carol.

Charles Felix

You can reach Charles Felix at
Charles@southfloridahospitalnews.com

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