Querido diario, tu sabes que nunca he sido de pasarme horas en el gimnasio, pero si de pasarme horas practicando Yoga, Tai-Chi, Kempo Karate, Ballet Clásico y Danza Jazz Moderna. Tambien haciendo senderismo y alpinismo, pero… Resulta que un vecino/colega ha abierto un gimnasio muy cerca de casa y me ha dado de alta gratis y bueno, fui… ¡Madre mía! Habían maquinas de todo tipo y en cada una un tío, o una tía, sentados metiendo dedo en el móvil. Pensé, ¿No hacen ejercicio? Pero, ¿Qué coño hacen aquí esta gente? Y todos los días me encuentro con lo mismo, supuestos miembros del gimnasio que vienen a leer sus correos, chatear, buscar ligue online, o simplemente a comer mierda con el móvil en vez de hacer los putos ejercicios y marcharse a casa… No entiendo esto, la verdad que no lo entiendo. Le sugerí a mi colega que no permitiera teléfonos móviles en el gimnasio pero me dijo que eso significaría la perdida de los borregos, digo, la clientela… 🙄
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Dear diary, you know I have never been one to spend hours at the gym (to me it is the James as we are still not well acquainted). But that I do spend hours practicing Kempo Karate, Tai-Chi, Yoga, hiking, dancing and doing other types of calisthenics. But a colleague opened a gym and gave me free admission and I went. Good grief! There were all sorts of phenomenal machines and on every one of them a bloke or a bird was sitting fiddling round with their mobile phones! Oy! You come here to work-out or to chat, email or look for a date online? I really felt like saying this, but, you know me, dear diary, I am not an aggressive sort that likes to confront others or antagonise them. But this is really absurd, I truly do not understand it, at all. So I mentioned to my colleague that he should prohibit mobile phones in the gym and he replied, looking at me as if I was from Mars and said that would ruin his business! The sheep have to have a place to sit and wonder, at the black screen of a mobile phone…
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GRACIAS – CHEERS
JaZzArt en València 
It is true, and they don’t know how to have an actual conversation with another human being. Every new invention meant to make our lives better ends up creating a new societal problem. Cell phones are amazing, but they have set back personal interaction by decades. I loved that you’re still on a formal name basis (James) with the gym! Wonderful play on words! That gave me a nice Monday morning laugh. I hope you’re having a good day. I lost my internet connection again while typing this, so I hope I’ll get to send it before the day is over. This is Day 7 of this phone and internet frustration. Oh, it’s back… will send this while I can.
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Yes, you are so right Janet, as it appears all the new inventions that are meant to make our lives easier get turned into a problem. Hackers, idiots and people forgetting that these «things» are just things to be used not an integral part of life. I just cannot imagine it. With my good friends when we get together we have an unwritten rule: NO MOBILE PHONES! (unless it is an emergency), we do not look at a mobile phone while enjoying each other’s company. And when I go to the «James» I do not even take mine. And I am so glad you got a laugh out of it! I hope you get all your services back very soon, without further interruption and that you enjoy a phenomenal day and week. Many blessings!
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I have phone and internet service part of the time. Both were completely out-of-service from yesterday afternoon until late this morning. A technician was here for more than two hours this morning. He (and I) hope when they finish some repairs up the road a little ways, the static noise will disappear. He discovered our modem had a problem in addition to the cable problem on the farm nearby, so he replaced the modem. So far, it is working nicely and my internet connection seems a little faster than it had been; however, I discovered a few minutes ago that now I’ve lost my printer connection. So the saga continues…. from a cool and windy North Carolina.
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Well, little by little modern age comforts return Janet. Best of luck and I hope all your IT devices are up and running perfectly. All the best from a sunny and warming Mediterranean coast of Spain.
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