Disguising Watches As Jewelry

I guess many younger people are like my daughter -- they don't wear a watch, depending on their cellphone or other electronic device for the time, if they even care about it at all. But they do like jewelry, and watchmakers are getting clever, disguising watches as something else. Data from NPD, a retail analyst, says that more than one-quarter of people under 25 no long wear watches, and at least as many, never have.
We got my daughter a cool watch she wanted and never wears. But, realistically, she was learning to tell time when the world went digital and left her behind in figuring out the time department. Expressions like, "five of", "a quarter of", may as well be in Greek. Often the discussion results in what number the big and little hand should be on.
But, now I know, she is not alone, depending on the phone, iPod, laptop, etc. for the time of day. Maybe that is why people carry their cellphones in their hand 24/7; so they know what time it is.
In addition, many younger people have no landline phones in their home, depending solely on their cellphone. Perhaps it is an income issue, but more likely them figuring they wouldn't use it anyway. Heaven help that they would miss a call on a landline when they are holding their cellphone while out of the house.

Reading the Sunday Paper

It is a rare Sunday when I actually read the entire Sunday newspaper, but today was one of those. I enjoyed reading all of it, including all the inserts. Much of the news is stuff I have already read online, but there are local features, opinions and interesting tidbits. An indepth story on the local hospice services was an example, bringing tears to my eyes with some of the situations.
My daughter does not have an interest in reading any newspaper, and looks past it when it is around. If she wants to find a movie time, she looks online. Sadly, that is the extent of her curiosity of what might be in the newspaper. All those facts, figures, features and opinions that she just won't be aware of. How sad is that, when reading the newspaper is such a part of the daily routine of so many folks.
I know newspaper readership is down, particularly among young people. I know ad dollars must compete with other venues. But it would be a sad situation to see newspapers fade away. My career goal growing up was to be the editor of The New York Times. I got detoured on the way -- does it count that I was editor of my high school paper?