I love simple solutions

Last year I was at the mall with my grandson. We were browsing in the bookstore when we came across a book I wanted.  When I suggested to him that he tell his mom about the book as a possible Christmas gift for me, he quickly took his phone out and took a picture of the cover.  You've probably been doing this for years but for me it was an 'ah hah!' moment.  What a simple way to remember.  Later in the day he pointed out a game he might like to have and, when he wandered off down another aisle, I took a quick picture with my phone.  I may be old but I can learn new tricks.  Since then, I frequently find myself using my cell phone to take pictures of things I want to remember.  Obvious things of course like pictures of people and places, but also book covers to remember authors' names, medicine bottles, and, this evening, pictures of gift suggestions emailed to me by a niece in Spokane.  Who ever imagined that telephones, once tethered to the wall by cords, and usable only for making phone calls, could evolve into such nifty, multi-use gadgets. And mine is only a semi-smart phone.