Random Thoughts: On the ever present distant future....

Cell Phones and Internet access have made communication and complicated tasks seem easy... but I've found that once you're hooked, once you depend on them for school, or work, or even pleasure, it's almost impossible to escape. 

I spent my first morning at the beach working on programming for my preschool camps so I could get orders in on time and dealing with a 'serious car issue'. I could do these things because my Mom was nice enough to drop me off at a small coffee shop on the island that offers internet access and because I gave my cell number to the auto-shop to contact me with any 'issues' (that I hoped weren't there). 

Once you've given yourself the ability to make contact at anytime, anyplace, in any situation, you've also given others the ability to make contact with you.

....I don't know which I would prefer. Either way, the problems exist, it's just a matter of when they're taken care of. I guess if I want to keep up with the rest of the world, be able to drive home on Sunday, and keep my job, I need to 'be reachable'.