“What do I have in my pocket?”

Nerd points to those who immediately recognized the post title from The Hobbit.

I laughed when I read the title to Christopher Small’s post “If Starting A Law Firm Consider The iPhone,” because getting my iPhone was one of the things that made me able to start my practice.  I used the Blackberry provided by my employer – and it was O..K.., but the iPhone commercials about the web browsing experience really hooked me.  A few friends got iPhones, and couldn’t stop singing their praises, so I bit the bullet and spent the money.  The data plan wasn’t any more expensive than the other phones, and I actually wanted to switch to AT&T because my house was in a Sprint/Nextel dead zone.  This annoyed me.  It also showed me the difference between the self motivated person and am and the other type of person one of my coworkers is. I complained about not being able to get or make calls on my work phone when I am in my house, and he asked “Did you have to pay extra for that feature?”

Once I got the Phone, the world opened up. We took the dog to the beach.  The sign said “No dogs,” but I had read that the town now allows it in the winter.  So there I was, on the boardwalk Googling “Belmar dog beach” and yes, reading the township ordinance as well as the newspaper article about how dogs were permitted until April 15th.  All species love the iPhone.