From England to Arizona

Posted by Mike Gerrard Dec 7, 2006

If it's December 7th, then I'm on my way from England to Arizona, where we're lucky enough to be able to spend some of our time. We'll be there till early March, and I thought I'd post a Blog to keep you in the picture as it could be a few days before the Discussions messages get looked at.

It's the blessing and the curse of modern technology, isn't it? In the 'old' days, like about ten years ago, when you were traveling somewhere you were effectively out of contact. Sure, you could ring from the hotel, at vast expense, and send the compulsory postcard home, but today you can keep in touch with almost anyone, from anywhere at any time. It still stuns me, sometimes. Someone reading Suite101 in an internet café in India might read one of my Articles or Blogs, send me a message which travels all the way to England or Arizona, and if I happen to be at my desk I can hit Reply and they might have an answer a minute later.

Not for the next few days, though. In Arizona the house is pretty new for us, and we don't yet have an office set up. We'll have our laptop, but at first no internet connection... unless my neighbor's wifi network can be picked up in our front yard! If not, we'll be relying on the wonderful Green Valley Library, or the Green Valley Computer Club, to stay in contact with the rest of the world Monday-Saturday. I just had an idea. Maybe we shouldn't get an internet connection at all. At least that way we'd get Sundays off.