A clarification, or People! Let me have some creative license

My self-described contrarian brother, Nick, pointed out that I could have accomplished everything I did on the New Year's Eve lock-out of 2009 with any smartphone and that it wasn't because it was an iPhone that everything worked out. And I fully agree. But I find that just mentioning its name ensures that everyone knows all about the phone so I have no explaining to do, as I would with some random Nokia techno-whatever phone. Also, my sister-in-law was not impressed with my slight exaggeration about the risk of having to sleep in the van that evening if we couldn't get into the house. OF COURSE we wouldn't have had to do so, but it sounded dramatic and I went with it. In fact, I think Greyson was a little disappointed that we didn't get to sleep there. The reality was, we had family friends who lived just a few blocks away and would have gladly taken us in, or we could have stayed at any number of area hotels. We even had food and beverages because we could get onto my in-laws' back porch and into the fridge/freezer that resides there. Heck, we had leftovers from Outback, freshly-bought ice cream, and Great Lakes Brewing Company beer! I don't know why we even bothered with the locksmith.

I would like to mention that I am not completely taken with the iPhone. I would actually rather have the individual keys for the QWERTY keyboard, because I have small enough fingers and think I would make fewer mistakes when typing if I could feel them (I manage to push the delete button EVERY time I try to type an M). I also have discovered, thanks to the bitterly cold weather here, that you can't use the touchpad on the iPhone with gloves on. I'm sure no one will be surprised that, for $15, you can buy gloves that work with the iPhone (and other similar phones/etc. - NICK). It has also been pointed out to me that the tongue works, but I have to look like a professional while I'm walking from my office to my car, and I don't think licking my iPhone in subzero conditions qualifies.

So, is everyone happy now? Great! We can all relax and enjoy our weekends now.