Time Waits for No Man

The Los Angeles Times reported today that AT&T will be discontinuing the "Time of Day" service as of September 17th. Their reason is that, "In today's world, there are just too many other ways to get this information. You can look at your cellphone or your computer. You no longer have to pick up the telephone."

Yeah, I guess so. I mean, I haven't used the service in decades, but I remember using it all the time when I was a kid. It was one of the first cool things my brother Keith showed me how to do. For those in the area, the number is 853-1212. I think when I was little you only had to dial the 31212, but back then all local calls were only five digits (Yeesh, am I old!).

Even still, and this may sound real silly, but I'm gonna miss that service I never use. It just feels like another part of my childhood has died, like slide rules and Neru jackets.