Pretty good story in the WSJ this morning...

Daring to Live Your Life Offline

QOTD
"For 20 minutes we read or sent emails and spoke nary a word to each other. "
- Guy standing outside the health club... the impact of technology, WSJ source
It's a question I'm confronted with more and more... how much technology will you incorporate into your life?
  • This blog... YES! This is fun.
  • Other blogs... Iffy. I have a long blog roll in my Reader of mostly investing blogs... the content seems more and more like shit every day. Here's a classic example of a guy (Slope of Hope) calling everyone who made money in 2009 (presumably, he didn't) "dumb": www.slopeofhope.com/2009/12/dumb-luck.html
  • Twitter... NO. Yawn.
  • Smart cellphones... Iffy. I won't pay for a cellphone. Or rather, I haven't had to pay for a cellphone yet. My current version has a camera and limited Internet browsing which I almost never use. I also don't carry my stupid phone everywhere I go.
  • Internet dating... YES! How else are you going to meet people, married friends? Married people are the enemy. Also, www.meetup.com is a great site!
  • Facebook... Iffy. Facebook is love/hate. Love the fun, when it is... dislike the negativity that is so pervasive.
  • Ipod... Iffy. I don't like the ear buds. I think eventually I'll load up one of these suckers for my car, but I'm not pining to do so. I heart my CD's.
  • DVR... NO. I don't need to watch more TV. If there's nothing on, then go read a book.
  • Blu-ray DVD... NO. Can't tell the diff.
  • Ebooks... Not yet. Once the technology gets better, then I'll partake.
And so on...
I guess the point is... this is becoming more and more a conscious decision for me. Where to jump in the tech pond and where not to.

Ty called me a Luddite this morning, in so many words. I was mocking his tech-boast of downloading this or that onto his PSP. He's getting good too because he mentioned the odd contrast of me being a computer science guy and a Luddite at the same time.

Obviously, I can only SMILE... so SMILE I do.
What a great kid.
Then, I pummeled him in ping pong for an hour.
he he... yow, bill

PS - Congrats to KGG Football on his 2009 title... www.williamt.com/fantasy/football/season2009/index.htm

En homage... a kelly green bikini with some chick name Kelly, I think:

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