Life without the Internet

It was a state of panic! I live by an aircard for my laptop when I travel.

I spent the last 10 days without my aircard and no access to the internet as I was rushing out the door for the airport early in the morning. Twelve hours later, stuck in the middle of nowhere on the very edge of civilisation witht the weakest of signal from an antennae for a wireless. I realise dI had left it at home. What a tough time it was! Couldn't access my emails, could read some of the news but not always; everything was lost to a timeout. I could almost feel a panic attack! Kept telling myself I could survive 10 days without the internet but all I could think was what I'd do once I got onto the net. Sad life some would say!
It was interesting in that it reminded me how dependent I 've become in using the internet to find my answers and solutions to my problems, or research and generate ideas. More than ten years ago I would have been stuck behind a book almost every night but and finished itnow I couldn't tell you the last time I did read a book! I used to be patient and methodical but now I impatient but still methodical...ish.
I think I will try it more often, just to break the dependence.