As I mentioned earlier, my Maine vacation ended on a slightly sour note when my iPhone drowned in the mud of a salt marsh. Because of this I had set an appointment at the Apple Store. Mostly to grasp at straws, but be told my device is dead. It was indeed dead.

So after receiving the mandatory platitudes and condolences from the genius bar, I went shopping. Unfortunately AT&T doesn’t subsidize the purchases anymore so I had to choke on the full price. Also I wasted way too much time getting all the settings working. But otherwise It’s a much better machine than my old one with a lot more storage space.

But the question remains… Is the water color that had me focussed that I didn’t notice my iPhone in a marinating mixture of saltwater and silt with the viscosity of pea soup for a half hour worth it? Well… you be the judge.

The Painting That Made Me Get a New iPhone