I ignored the first slur. I told myself, “It doesn’t matter.”
I resisted the second slur. I urged myself, “Let it go.”
But the third time a criticism was lodged against my faithful phone — within the same conversation — I took offense.
Yes, I own an android phone. Many days, my phone and I get along famously; we Google and giggle; we search and lurch; we call and stall.
On this particular day, however…
