Can You Go Tech Free?

Not forever, but how about going technology free for one day? How about Sunday?

I'm going to try it. I'll probably have to "ease" into it and decide what the heck I mean by "technology" before I'll have any success.

Already I do not answer the phone after 8:00 p.m. on Sundays so I shouldn't have any trouble extending that to the whole day. I do have caller ID so if it's "important" I can pick up but the thing is when I stop answering at 8:00 I cut out the "what if it is important panic" caused by a ringing phone by simply turning off the ringer. Which of course means that caller ID will be worthless if I can't hear the thing ring. Hmmm...

I have started to leave the computer alone but that's mostly because it is too nice outside and I just haven't gotten around to installing the wireless card so I can surf and chat outside instead of at the desk with the laptop. Okay so that I can do: no blogs, no email on Sunday.

Television? If you grew up with something as a relatively omnipresent part of your life can it really be considered technology? And really... is it "bad" to watch Meet the Press and Masterpiece Theatre? That one (TV as Tech) is going to be tough because if you really want to stay away from technology you can't use the VCR either.

I think therefore I will start with the phone and the computer. See how that goes. Try it, see if you an do it.

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