A PSA for the ages

Smartphone PSA from Jesse Rosten on Vimeo. Yes, boys and girls, smartphones are wonderful. They’re stupendous. They’re amazing. They’re revolutionary. And they’re just plain old useful. But the time to be on them is not while driving, while walking through the mall, while dining with friends, while standing on the rim of the Grand Canyon or among the sequoias, or …

Unlike this

My wife and I were dining in a fine restaurant in Atlanta Saturday night. The atmosphere was great, the food was delicious, the service was impeccable. The place – called Pappadeaux – was packed with happy groups of people; this is a fun place, no question about it. But my wife called my attention to something I thought was bizarre …