Funny thing about black and white. You mix it together and you get gray. And it doesn't matter how much white you try and put back in, you're never gonna get anything but gray.

Lilah ,'Destiny'


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Liese S. - Dec 05, 2017 12:01:23 pm PST #25134 of 25496
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."

Ok, that makes sense. Thanks for the help again!


Jesse - Dec 21, 2017 8:03:39 am PST #25135 of 25496
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

Question! I have an iPhone 5S that is starting to crap out. I like the size and the phone in general, and I am cheap. Should I just get an iPhone SE and call it a day?


Tom Scola - Dec 21, 2017 8:17:56 am PST #25136 of 25496
Mr. Scola’s wardrobe by Botany 500

Yes, go for it.


-t - Dec 21, 2017 8:19:08 am PST #25137 of 25496
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

That's what I did in the same situation and it's worked out well for me.


Jesse - Dec 21, 2017 8:29:57 am PST #25138 of 25496
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

Sweet, thank you for the confirmation!


Steph L. - Dec 21, 2017 8:57:21 am PST #25139 of 25496
Unusually and exceedingly peculiar and altogether quite impossible to describe

I love my iPhone SE because of the size and because I, too, am cheap.


Connie Neil - Dec 21, 2017 9:46:40 am PST #25140 of 25496
brillig

It's looking more and more that I'm going to get a smartphone so I can access work messages away from my desk, most everything goes out to Slack. I'm thinking a Samsung, but I make very few phone calls and I don't need huge data. What should I look at?


Steph L. - Dec 21, 2017 9:53:55 am PST #25141 of 25496
Unusually and exceedingly peculiar and altogether quite impossible to describe

Connie, is work paying for it, or do you have to find a carrier and sign up?

If you're signing up and paying for it yourself, given what you describe your needs as, I recommend a no-contract basic carrier like Cricket Wireless, because their rates are very low.


Connie Neil - Dec 21, 2017 10:10:56 am PST #25142 of 25496
brillig

Yeah, it's not work essential, just work handy--we had an actual fire event today, and the announcement that it was safe to come back in went to Slack--so I'll be paying. I've been on TracFone for years, I should check them, too.


Gudanov - Dec 21, 2017 10:28:32 am PST #25143 of 25496
Coding and Sleeping

I have a Moto G4 Play, which I've found to be a really great phone and it is also very cheap. I'm on TracFone since I don't use up a lot of minutes of cellular data. Other family members are on Republic Wireless which is $20 a month (no contract) for unlimited text/talk and 1GB of cellular data.