The observation hit home last weekend in this picturesque little tourist destination on the banks of Lake Michigan, where a group of friends and family had gathered for a wedding. At a restaurant with a beautiful view of the Kalamazoo River, four of them met for a pre-wedding lunch. Ignoring the beautiful view — and each other — they hunched over their cellphones, checking mail and tapping messages at their table.
I'd like to say it was a sad commentary on today's young people, but it was our table and all four of us were 60+. (In my defense, I only was hunched over my phone because I didn't want to feel left out or give the impression I wasn't important enough to send or receive messages.)
Fortunately, we all were able to make it through the wedding ceremony that evening without using our phones.
But then, it was a very short ceremony.
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