Battery Life

All batteries, as we presently know them, decline in their ability to store energy over time.  They have a finite number of charge and discharge cycles.  Constantly draining a battery down to close to zero percent will dramatically reduce battery life.

The battery in my smarter-than-me-phone is showing some signs of weakening.  For this reason, I have developed a habit of trying to keep my charge level well above thirty percent.  Last evening, following a day of heavy phone use, I placed my glass of wine on my wireless charger and my phone on a drink coaster.

After a few sip cycles of wine, I realized my charging efforts were, as my father used to declare, “bass-akwards.”

And, no, my wine did not accept a charge.

All humans, as we presently know them, decline in their ability to charge phones over time.

—Mitchell Hegman