Technology

During one of my (many) recent "waiting-room" experiences, I came across a magazine article discussing how we, as a society, have become so dependent on our electronic devices. The article even highlighted a college student who spent every Sunday "gadget-free". This got me to thinking a little bit. Mostly because I had nothing better to do at the moment; I was, after all, in a waiting room. I have always considered myself to be a little bit un-Tech Savvy. Then I started counting up all of the technology that I depend on everyday, and would be lost (in some cases literally) without.

• GPS: This one makes me laugh a little bit still. When I didn't have it, I never even thought I would want one. Now that I do have one, I can't imagine living without it. I have a tendency to get lost easily, especially since I live in in the land of the most random road system ever. This has definitely saved me more than once.
  
• Cell Phone: This is kind of a given. I know very few people who can live without one of these. Being that mine is my only phone, I find it even more invaluable, and get very nervous if I go through any length of time with it missing.
• Ipod: This definitely saves me every time I have to fold laundry or clean my kids bedroom. Ironically, the ipod, like the gps was something that I never thought I wanted until I had one.
• Computer: I hate my computer. It is a pain in the butt sometimes, and my husband is always wanting to tear it apart and tinker with it. But, that being said, I couldn't live without it. I use it multiple times daily, and get really annoyed if it suffers any extended down time.

So really, my list of techno-dependency gadgets is small (yeah, I totally made that word up). But, I don't think I could live without them. Maybe for a day, once, but it would probably be really hard. Oh well, I guess it could be worse...the list could be longer. Anyway, enough rambling for now.