Holden Huffman Blog Post #2

      Technology is something that has a million different opinions formed around it.  Some love the sight of great technological advancements occurring within our society while others can't stand seeing us break away from old, traditional ways of life.  In my opinion, technology is a WONDERFUL thing.  One of the most important reasons that technology is the best is in the case of an emergency.  If you were to get injured, get into a car wreck, or were lost in the middle of nowhere at 3 A.M., you can just pull out that handy cell phone of yours and call someone for help.  This use of technology itself has saved numerous lives. Another reason that technology is awesome is because it provides the biggest range of entertainment ever.  This leads to my subject of how technology has positively effected me.  Technology has saved me every time that I have fallen into the abyss called boredom.  If you're sitting in the waiting room for hours, you can pull out your phone and suddenly it's not so bad.  If you are home sick, instead of laying there thinking about how sick you are, you can just plug in that Xbox or pull up a movie on Netflix. If no one's home and there's nothing to do, with technology, suddenly there's everything to do.  Basically, what I'm saying is that technology has positively effected me by curing boredom.  I love technology and enjoy seeing it continue to advance and save lives.

SIDE NOTE: While I do love technology, something that really bothers me about it is how family time is beginning to be put behind it in terms of importance.  In society today, most families don't sit down to eat dinner together or even socialize much at all.  While this is sometimes due to busy schedules, other times it is due to technology.  Whether it's a new episode of a show that a kid wants to watch, the last level of a video game, or text messages, technology seems to be creeping its way a little too far into families.  Family time is something that is VERY important in my opinion and should always come before technology.