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Isn’t the idea of technology meant to make our lives easier and less complicated?  Is it just me or does it seem like the more techno-advanced we become, the more stressful life gets?  Don’t get me wrong.  I’m plugged in, too.  If I leave home without my cell phone, I admit to feeling a bit panicky (though, thus far I have resisted the lure of the Blackberry).  And a day without logging on to the computer is like…well, you know the cliché.  But sometimes, when I stop and look around, it seems that all these opportunities to be connected are actually leaving us more dis-connected.  I can still remember when going away on vacation meant escaping from everyday life. You’d say good-bye to friends and family and tell them you’ll check in when you get back, and look forward… read more

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From thye perspective of one who is TIED to the iPhone, ... it’s with me at all times, next to my bed at night, within reach when I’m in the shower, I can tell you it was refreshing when we vacationed in Colorado recently and visited parts that had NO service.  And STILL I had to fight the urge to take it out of my pocket and check for missed calls/messages, “just in case.”  Nicely written article and very true.

Posted by Eric Clapton on 10/29/09 at 01:53 PM

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