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Do you ever think that the i technology is just getting way too far ahead of you?  Is there such a thing as just plain too much information?  Well, I do...and I realize that I am in a minority.

But, really!?!? as they say on SNL.  Sunday, I skim through all those ads in the morning paper.  In Best Buy's  ad,  I noticed iScale.  It is a Bluetooth enabled body weight scale that allows you to track calories and your daily activities that burns them up.  You can organize these records and make graphs.  Isn't that just so special?  And here is the fun part--you can share this information with your fitness buddies!




As if the bathroom scale isn't evil enough on its own, there are those who feel the need to spawn diabolical little gremlin offspring.

Hey!  Stephen King take note.  I think there is a the seed of a true tale of horror here.  Feel free to use it.

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  1. Linda MyersMay 20, 2012 at 7:47 PM

    Too much tech for me.

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  2. LindaMay 20, 2012 at 8:55 PM

    Oh my, the things we have to look forward to as we grow older. If we step off the track the world of technology passes us by. How fast can we run to stay current?

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  3. LindaMay 20, 2012 at 8:55 PM

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  4. Linda ReederMay 20, 2012 at 10:43 PM

    I do have a "smart scale" that can calculate all kinds of things. But lately I just check the weight. And then I have to plug it into my on line graph, which I DO NOT share, myself.

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  5. TaborMay 21, 2012 at 1:54 AM

    So does it 'ring' you up and denigrate you for eating dessert?

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  6. Heidrun Khokhar, KleinsteMotteMay 21, 2012 at 1:54 AM

    Well you see we are not programmed like the tech generation. To them it's useful to us it's painful in many ways. just think of how your grandma would feel watching this new age!

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  7. Arkansas PattiMay 21, 2012 at 7:45 AM

    Might succumb to the technology for my own use but in no way would I want to share it. WW is too much sharing for me:))

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  8. Meryl BaerMay 21, 2012 at 2:00 PM

    Sounds like my worst nightmare. Too much information.
    Sometimes ignorance is bliss. I like my blissful, ignorant if somewhat gluttonous life.

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  9. Sally WesselyMay 21, 2012 at 4:46 PM

    That is quite a scale. I don't think I would want to know all that information.

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  10. MargaretMay 21, 2012 at 10:52 PM

    I heard about this. I thought what could of nut would want that?

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