Clinton Township Newsletter

2 n o v e m b e r 2 0 1 9 w w w . C L I N T O N T W P N E W S L E T T E R . c o m Shirley (Sherry) Havens CRS, GRI, SRES ® Sales Associate Questions About Real Estate? Call Sherry, Your Clinton Township Specialist & Neighbor – Because the Right Realtor Really Makes the Difference.! Over 30 Years Serving Hunterdon, Somerset, Warren and Morris Counties cell: 908.507.4927 office: 908.735.8080 shirleyhavens@gmail.com sherryhavens.com A recent article in the AARP Bulletin predicted how life would (might) be ten years from now. That's certainly not a major concern for me, but many of these future advances (?) in technology would not make it on my priority list. "Your Bed Will Be Smarter." Apparently it will adjust for support, temperature, lighting and ambient noise using biometric data to wake me up. I don't think so. I really want to remain in control of all of that stuff, especially the waking up part. That's why God made alarm clocks. I want my bed to just sit quietly on the floor and mind its own business. "We'll Be Rooming With Robots." Not this little old lady from Lebanon. Supposedly robots will clean floors, maintain the yard and patrol my house when I'm out. No way! I want Marguerite and Larry and Ron to continue as my home helpers. If and when I'm in the market to room with someone, I'll find husband #3. "Household Objects Will Multi Task." Lights in the kitchen will indicate what today's weather will be. If it's rainy the lights will turn blue. If it's sunny the lights will be yellow. How about if I just look out the window? That works even if the electricity goes out. A bad storm may turn the lights to purple but who will know? "Printers Wll Make Body Parts From Your Stem Cells." If I decide to replace my hips and knees, my hair and face, my belly and spine, I would definitely buy a new printer post haste. But I wonder what would happen to all the orthopedists and plastic surgeons? Ten years? Doubtful! "An Eye Will Soon Access Information About You." Looks like we may be able to apply for mortgages by looking into a lens that uses retinal identification to access credit, marital and criminal records. Would my eye doctor get this information during a routine eye exam? I have dry eyes. Will that effect results? Will my trifocals completely betray me? Some technological advances might be a "go" for me. "A Shirt That Does CPR". "Shoes That Diagnose". "A Suit That Helps You Walk." Podiatrists may not be happy and the Hurrycane may go out of business. However, I think I'd choose a live EMT when my breathing stops. "Passwords Will Be A Thing Of The Past." Now that makes sense. But will I have to swab a DNA sample in the place of a password? I don't even own a Smart Phone. When 2028 arrives I (hopefully) will be inhabiting that big Newsletter office in the sky. Technology seems to be getting out of hand. Seems as if the tail is wagging the dog. Social media already is the cause of migraines. Enough already! Immaculate Conception School (314 Old Allerton Road in Annandale) will be hiring four part-time custodians during the Christmas break. For additional details, please call the parish office: 908.735.7319. SHADES | MOTORIZED SHADES | BLINDS | DRAPES | PLANTATION SHUTTERS You Deserve Them! 908.236.2688 14 Lebanon Plaza n WindowExpressionsNJ.com Locally Owned and Operated by Phil & Diane Koury 185 Center St., Clinton 908.735.4499 "To speak gratitude is courteous and pleasant, to enact gratitude is generous and noble, but to live gratitude is to touch Heaven." ~ Johannes A. Gaertner

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