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The Selfie Generation

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Selfie. Rhymes with Alfie. It reminds me of a movie and the song back in the day. When I was growing up we never heard of a “selfie”. I remember getting my picture taken with Phil Donahue, Dick Clark, Patrick Duffy, then a real hunk. Now those pictures are something to show your grandkids. Of course I don’t know where the photos are now and my grandkids wouldn’t know who they were. In fact I can’t think of one thing I’ve ever done that they would be impressed about. So I digress. I’m not sure where the word selfie came from. I guess with the wonderful smartphones with cameras they have now, people started taking photos on the spot with their friends. It’s a great idea. It is lots of fun. They even have selfie sticks. I don’t have one yet. I can’t take a good selfie, my arms aren’t long enough. Maybe I can use a collapsible selfie stick, hopefully one that would fit in my purse. I like selfies but I do think taking one on the edge of the mountain