Having just replied to Dave about how people want to share the tiniest details of their lives on social media, I can now cheerfully commit that egregious error in judgment myself.
I therefore announce publicly that I have broken my third cell phone screen in the past six years. Evidently I have a real gift for dropping any cell phone 30 inches, and despite having it in a light protective case, shattering the screen with great predictability.
I guess this ability is a gift. Or something.
My last phone was a Samsung Galaxy 6 - which has a Gorilla glass front AND back panel. It's a great phone, but what evil genius decided that the smart way to build a damn phone was to make the entire thing GLASS?
This is not what I'd call leading genius design, at least not if you think human beings are ever fallible enough to drop something even a few scant inches.
I have therefore ordered a new Motorola Droid Turbo 2, a phone with a guaranteed unbreakable screen because it's NOT glass. The screen on one of these survived a 900-foot drop. If I can't summon the motor skills to avoid dropping the damn thing a few inches once every two years, maybe I can idiot proof myself with this new model. Fortunately this is a university-contract phone and therefore is relatively inexpensive and covered by my unit's operating budget.
I now shall end this highly important announcement about a major event in my life and return you to lesser events such as world climate change, peace, and balancing the budget.
