Golden Age of Jobbies and Whatsits

So after many years of being content with not really being part of the technology age (actually, 'content' is probably not the right word- try 'downright smug'), I have now hit the proverbial gadget ground with a thud. Granted, I did have my desktop computer- how else would I have been able to communicate with all you lovely people otherwise?- but I was the one who would proclaim loudly that "yes, I know it's an old phone, but I don't need anything else", and "actually, I don't have television", and even "does anyone really need such clear images? Surely VHS was good enough?".

But alas, the last few months have seen the emergence of all sorts of electrical paraphernalia. I sit typing these words on my shiny new laptop, whilst the HD television brings the sound of cable TV into the house, and the iphone rests lovingly within reach. Added to this, a blu-ray player waits patiently in my Amazon basket and the DAB radio brings crystal clear football commentary to my ears.

Why such a change in technological philosophy? New credit card! That, and the fact that yes, images are better in high definition; yes, phones are better when the Internet can be accessed with ease; yes, perhaps even a little bit of tele can be appreciated (only for football mind, I still don't like having the idiot box in my home, that corrupter of minds and purveyor of garbage). Gadgets are good. I guess it's the way of all things, all homes will fill with these electrical whatsits, techno-jobbies will fill cupboards and boxes the length and breadth of the country. There is no escape from it (unless you live in North Korea that is) so it may as well be embraced.
Long live this golden age!