The above author’s opinions regarding the elections do not reflect the poster’s but of the trend for analog services – as it was pre-wireless radiation and privacy intrusive.

Robert McGarvey Robert McGarvey
Follow Sep 26, 2016 5:17 PM EDT

Sometimes you just want to get away from the noise of the presidential campaigns especially in this boisterous election season. The question is, can you in fact escape the din, or are we doomed to hear the mutual shouting until November 8 and maybe even beyond?

Good news: there are hotel getaways where – pretty much guaranteed – you won’t be subjected to 24/7 updates of what The The Donald said, or maybe it’s Hillary you don’t want to hear from. Possibly both. It doesn’t matter: you won’t be updated on any of them if you choose the right getaway.

Sounding good? Here’s where you want to stay when what you crave is a real getaway.

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Beware, however. Many hotels now are selling what they call “digital detox” getaways. The problem: it takes willpower to steer clear of your own phone which you handed over to a “detox concierge” (or similar) and just because they took the TV out of your room on your request, doesn’t mean you won’t watch it in the bar. What we need is a cold turkey environment. And that’s what you will see here. These are the real deal, for when you really, really have heard enough about the candidates, the issues, Brexit, the wall on the Mexican border, trade war with China, and all the rest.

When you crave the sounds of silence, here’s where to check in.

5. River’s End Inn. It’s located where the Russian River dumps into the Pacific Ocean in Jenner, Calif., right in Sonoma County — just a beautiful setting. River’s End is a small inn with only five rooms. Now get this: “no TVs, no telephones, and no data ports,” the inn says on its website. Oh and, “No New York Times at your doorstep,” either, the inn says. And it also proudly insists there is no cell service. Some 90 minutes away there’s the Golden Gate Bridge and the hubbub of Baghdad by the Bay, aka San Francisco, but on the very edge of Sonoma County where this inn sits, there is only the sound of the river and the ocean.

Robert McGarvey
Sep 27, 2016 5:41 PM EDT
The Job Outlook for Seniors Suddenly Brightens
The Job Outlook for Seniors Suddenly Brightens

Seniors are suddenly in demand – at least in some fields. A tight job market has employers taking new looks at the elderly. (a commentary from anonymous trend forecaster: Life respecting and celebrating Centenarrians and Centennials are
emerging and rebirthing a boon for quality, skill, tradition, integrity, wisdom and humanity as natural immortality resurfaces from previous ages: Age-discriminating and automated millenialism has begun to reach its peak, “appeal” and desirability — many trends eventually fade out that are not of lasting and enduring value. The next generation and the generations of Centenarrians and Centennials (life honoring vs. technology worshipping generations) will have more in common and strengths together … they can help bridge and heal the gap of the last 10 years, of all ages and spirit .).

Robert McGarvey
Sep 26, 2016 12:48 PM EDT