I Put My Cellphone Down

Why did it bother me so much?

Ryan O'Neal Jr.
Nov 5 · 5 min read
Photo by Priscilla Du Preez on Unsplash

Through a technical issue, I had to give up my cell phone recently for a couple days. My initial reaction looked like what happens to a squirrel when its clipped by a car tire. It goes through a series of erratic movements, resembling a seizure. Then at some point it stops — either on the side of the road checking the damage to its body, or worse because it was killed. I…

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Ryan O'Neal Jr.

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