Oh, no! Mom jeans!
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- September
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Did any of you read the New York Observer piece about people and their e-mail addresses?
If you missed it, click “here”:http://www.observer.com/2008/arts-culture/me-com-decade to read it.
Anyway, there’s a mention of certain people (hmmm) whose outdated e-mail addresses are the online equivalent of Mom jeans!
In other words, if you’re like me and stlll have an AOL account, you’re hopelessly clueless!
A little while back, my brother laughed when I told him I still used AOL for my e-mail.
He’s only a few years younger than I am, but obviously he’s higher on the hipster scale. He told me to switch to gmail fast. I didn’t.
I do remember the last time I went to Borders and they asked for my e-mail address, the clerk (a youngish guy) snickered as he typed it into his computer. Oh, no! The mom jeans effect!!!
How about you? Have you updated your e-mail image?
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Baby boomer Linda Lombroso was born in Queens and grew up in Port Washington. She began her journalism career at New York Magazine and Rolling Stone, and came back to the field after spending 10 years as a stay-at-home mother. Linda joined The Journal News in 1997 and has been a Life & Style writer since 2000. She has three children.
My daughter told me two years ago I should “get with it” and change my email address to a gmail account. I adamantly refused.
And have yet ANOTHER thing to add to the must-remember list of PIN #s (for ATMS, for FAFSA online apps, et. al.), passwords, combination lock #s, which key opens what door, etc.? I even have to remember who the speed dial # on my cell phone will connect me to! Puh-leez….
Linda, everyone should just be happy I even use email. More and more people are now telling me to email them instead of calling them on the phone, including my daughter.
She’s getting married and every time I call with a question about the wedding, she tells me to email her instead. I am a bit miffed. The email is the new note to ourselves. I drive in my car with a pad and pen to take notes, because I am that old. The younger generation justs emails their notes to themselves. I am not changing. So, keep your aol email and be proud, strong in your choice!