I am getting ready to go on a trip. I'm reminded again of the days of yore, before cell phones and ipods, and digital cameras, GPS units, and laptop computers. I'm taking all of these with me. Indeed, I couldn't imagine NOT taking all of those with me.
Though I am wistful about Life As It Was Before, where I'd only need a book and maybe a crossword puzzle for a cross-country flight, I don't think I'd be comfortable now without all these doodads connecting me to other things. But there is something I could do without - the chargers. With the wall plugs and the USB ports, the car chargers, and the hands free devices...I don't think it's a coincidence that the airlines have started charging for checking a single bag, and that the weight restrictions are harder and harder to meet.
I guess I'm thinking now that all these gadgets, these things that are supposed to serve our more on-the-go lifestyle, are really weighing us down, and keeping us tethered, regardless of the hype. It's illusory. We know we can't go far, or long, without the appropriate connection. Which brings to mind connecting flights, and the sea of humanity coming and going from an airport on any given day. The word connection itself - I mean, we're all working so hard at it, to achieve it, and get so little in the end.
Maybe I'm in a Mood. I have to get on a plane tomorrow, and I think we all know that planes flying in the air is the biggest illusion of them all.
See you on the other side (of the country, that is)
Jenny
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