Tunes & Tales

Following several weeks of deliberation, I made the jump two weeks ago to trade service of my do-it-all iPhone 13 for a minimalistic phone, what some might call a “dumb phone.” In this case, I chose a Light Phone 2, a small, credit card-sized device that essentially makes calls and sends and receives text messages.

While I took weeks debating the pros versus cons, the final decision came during a vacation-retreat at Palo Duro Canyon a few weeks ago. Deciding on the phone was ...