There are 12 smartphones, at least, in this photo of Brad Paisley at the Grand Ole Opry. Four or five of them are being used to take "selfies". I admit that I am intrigued by this relatively new phenomenon. Although I have taken thousands and thousands of pictures during my adulthood, I have relatively few photos of myself. No photos of concerts that I attended or girls that I took on dates or scenic places that I visited. I was behind the camera, not in front of it. I doubt that my experience is unusual. And I know it is a challenge to believe that we didn't have digital cameras or smartphones back in "the day". To take a self-portrait was more involved, more hit-and-miss with a film camera than it is today to hold a phone at arm's length and record this moment and my place in it for posterity. It would have been quite a gymnastic feat to use a film camera at arm's length and take a photo. And imagine, I wouldn't see how the photo turned out for maybe a week or so. And now one can take a "selfie" and immediately share it via social media and all my friends can be jealous that I am standing two feet away from Brad Paisley. Ain't technology amazing?