Terry’s Weblog

I just had two fabulous weeks of vacation out in the quiet cottage country of Ontario (the Haliburton cottage country) and I cam back refreshed!  It is amazing what two weeks of no stress can do to a person.

I came back to work ready to focus on the tasks in front of me.  Unfortunately, I got a smack in the face.  I had forgotten what was going on at my work until I read an email on Monday night and then it all came back to me.  Even the IT world is not safe these days.  We’ll see what comes to pass.  Perhaps it will be for the best.

Along with my being refreshed, I realized how relatively easy it was to be away from the world of computers.  Sure I missed some aspects and I’ve been catching up on things I missed.  But while i was gone, I really didn’t miss it.  I guess if you choose to leave it behind, it is really not so bad.  Of course, if something really bad happened and there was no more computers / Internet, I’d probably be like a junkie, looking for a fix.

I fell in love with Sirius radio while I was away.  Two friends came to stay with us for the week and they brought the wonderful device.  Ah … real music of pretty much any type, when you want it!  It was nice to hear the top music and then not hear it played 20 times a day.  I think I may just invest in that instead of an iPhone.

I’ve been peering into the world of SmartPhones and trying to decide which way to go.  I’ve decided not to necessarily stick with Rogers, my current provider, and possibly switch.  But we’ll see.

I’m still looking for a Smart Phone that has GPS and WiFi and a keyboard of some sort but that doesn’t charge a huge premium for Internet access and one that actually allows you to use Internet applications.

That’s all for now.  The fishing is all done (didn’t catch anything worth mentioning).