It's all about the "i"

I ignored the first slur. I told myself, “It doesn’t matter.” I resisted the second slur. I urged myself, “Let it go.” But the third time a criticism was lodged against my faithful phone--within the same conversation--I took offense. Yes, I own an android phone. Many days, my phone and I get along famously; we Google and giggle; we search and lurch; we call and stall. On this particular day, howev…