Maybe it's a coincidence, or it's an awareness re: NUNCHI discussions we are having via all these new smart phones flooding the market, but the quantity of invitations to my email from friends, former customers, relatives etc seems to be on the rise this year vs previous years.

The email subject line says:

"John wants you to join him as a friend on Facebook."

"Jim wants to be your Twitter pal."

"Jeff asks that you be a contact on Linked In."

And so on.....

In have received 10 invites in 2 months, and each time I reply.."No thank you and no offense, but I do not use any of these social sites. email and cell is all I care to use for staying in touch and I don't text either." That's polite right?

2 of these 10 emailed back saying I was rude not to join them. "Joe, this is how people communicate these days. You are obsolete." And so on...say what? Who's being rude I'm thinking, someone telling me how to handle my life....HUH?? LOL!!!

I said a couple of months ago observing every where I go, as I'm sure everone here does too, people being glued to these widgets, staring at them, just waiting for someone to make contact so they can reply...I called it an addiction. Get this....a gal in her young 30's tending bar at a sports place I visit left her smart phone at home accidentily the other day. I noticed her being nervous about something, pacing back and forth, looking at her watch repeatedly so I said, "hey Katie, you seem agitated about something...are you OK?" "I left my iPhone at home and all my friends will be worried if I don't text them back like I always do. They will think I'm hurt or something." Katie was having withdrawls...I kid you not.

The good news is, this "addiction" will be good for us EDIGGERS!!!

BADA BING NUNCHI....LOL!!!