The benefits of unplugging
I am currently enjoying a short, unplugged vacation. I don't answer cell phones. I don't watch television. I watch movies and usually junky ones, too. I don't use IM. I pay attention to the weather and go to sleep after a nice breath of sea air and a brandy.
I dread going back to the city and getting my day time-sliced and being responsive to signals emanating from the wire stuck up my butt.
Yet, I'm typing this on my computer and when I look up the weather on my computer and I watch DVDs on my A/V setup. Some gadgetry is beneficial and relaxing. Some is demanding and intrusive. I think that the secret of life in the digital age is knowing which is which.
Posted on August 16, 2007
