The Too-Much-Information App

If you own a smartphone (and nowadays, who doesn't?), you know that there are bazillions of software applications, colloquially known as apps, out there to help you use that phone to do just about anything you can imagine. And a lot of things you probably wouldn't.

Dear Readers, I call your attention to the latest feature which will be a part of the new operating system update for Apple iPhones this fall: a new set of health-tracking features that will allow one to track every aspect of their "reproductive health," including how often one has sex, and whether or not "protection" was used ...

I'm not sure about you, but that's way more information than I think I need to track. And in any case, I'm pushing 65, and really don't need a software application to track how often I'm not having sex any more.

But I suppose this app will be useful for many people, particularly those who are fond of using their fitness-tracking apps to let the rest of us know, via direct updates to Facebook or Twitter, that they're busy sculpting their magnificent bodies while we're reaching for that last donut in the box. 

And what potential updates can we foresee for this application? ...

Any other suggestions?

Have a good day. More thoughts tomorrow.

Bilbo