Loose Ends: The art of saying hello

“We are so glad to be able to hello each other” the editor of the Meeker Herald noted more than 100 years ago, shortly after the telephone lines were connected between Meeker and Buford. The enthusiasm about ending the isolation is understandable but our modern need to stay connected all day, every day has stretched that understanding to its limit. There must have been at least one curmudgeon who remarked, “Why would I want to…