iPaddery
As Lucy once said to Charlie Brown, the fact that I realize I have a problem indicates that I’m not too far gone. And it helps to know that I’m not the only one in the family with this particular issue.
That’s right. The Gillers are now suffering firm acute digitalitis.
Need proof? Well, let’s see… Right now, the kids are on the iMac playing online Super Mario games. The wife is sitting next to me watching “General Hospital” on the DVR. And I’m writing this blog post using the iPad I picked up today. Is there a better example of modern life?
I suppose it could be worse. I mean, it’s not like Lexie carries around a Nintendo DS or that Christian is booking his appointments on a PDA. We even have a paper Fly Lady calendar that sees a little bit of action now and then. Still, I gotta wonder how long it would take for withdrawal to set in if we were all deprived of our gadgets. It’s hard to believe that when I was a kid, high tech was that handheld Merlin game and a tabletop VCR.
Maybe we should all have a Luddite week and give it a go. We could roast marshmallows and sing songs. Come on, everyone! “When the moon is in the seventh house, and Jupiter aligns with Mars…”
Wait a sec–is that my cell phone I hear ringing?
Posted on April 6, 2010
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