Internet

Yesterday the internet went out at our office. And stayed out. All day. It's still out.

Working without internet in this era is pretty near impossible. There are some tasks that can be dealt with, but 95% of all communication takes place over the internet. Not to mention research and reference. It's pretty scary actually. There will likely come a time when some evil genius decides to crash the internet just because she can. WOW. Crash-bang-hiss-piffle-sigh. Our world will come to a standstill.

Maybe this is a reminder to put my hands on things. To make more phone calls and send fewer emails. To "socially network" with people physically and not just virtually. To remember what it was like when I started college and had to work a little in order to communicate with friends. To go to the library instead of Wikipedia.

Or maybe it's just time to switch service providers.