It's hard to image how much you have become dependent on technology until it is taken away. As I headed home Friday I remembered that BSG was on that night and I had not setup my DVR to record it yet. Better make that top priority. When I got home however I discovered that the cable was out. Hmm, don't panic, if it stays out all night I'll just have to download the show on Saturday, and watch it then. Bummer. Oh wait cable is out, that means the internet is also out. Ok now panic. That was Friday, today is Monday and I still don't have my cable back. I have forgotten how to function without it. I struggled to remember how I used to get things done in the old days. My first step, contact the cable company. Hmm, how to do that? I usually look them up online. I shred all my bills. Oh right, I used to use this big thing called a phone book. Do I have one of those? A quick search of the house turns up empty. My kids don't even seem to know what one is. Kinda funny actually. I finally got a hold of them and they are not going to get around to fixing it until Tuesday. Thanks, Millennium Digital. Apparently it was knocked out do to the wind storm. Hey wait, doesn't my cable run underground?

All weekend I kept bumping up into my need for the internet; First I wanted to see what was in the local theater, then I needed to lookup an address and get a map for an appointment I had. Next my Daughter needed to look stuff up for a report she has due. I needed to book a hotel.. the list goes on and on. Grrrr. For every problem I encountered there was an 'old' way of doing it, but that knowledge is slipping from my mind. It's like trying to start a fire without matches. Oh wait, this is 2006, I mean trying start a fire without butane lighter. In another generation we will be totally dependent. Why do I have images of people stranded on escalators?

Great observations! I actually look online to see what Netflix movies I have out, rather than walk over to the TV where the DVDs are sitting. I view people as techno-luddites who still use Mapquest. I'm with you - I just give up when there's no Internet. That's fine for vacation, but I don't see how people get through "Life" without it. LOL.

One time, back when I lived in Bellevue, the power went out in my apartment building during the day. The hallways did not have windows, so it was pitch black inside. The elevators were out too, so in order to leave the building, I had to find a stairwell (pitch black), and then walk through part of the underground parking lot (also pitch black). I didn't have a flashlight, so I was walking completely blind... it was a very weird sensation. After about 20 steps, I realized that I did have a light source: my iPaq. I set it on "Brightest" and it worked like a charm. I guess I could have just stayed home and slept instead.

Reports from home indicate that my cable is working again. Now I have some catching up to do.

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