How long would you last off the grid? Your Internet connection wiped. No texting, no Facebook, no tweeting, no, no…
Sorry. Things started to go a bit dark there for a minute.
Last night’s episode of “Modern Family” posed the question as an intra-family competition, which ended up lasting two short, very difficult days for the Dunphy family. (Phil won. Then it turned out his oldest daughter tricked him, and that she actually won. If you didn’t see it, well my goodness, why not??)
Two days off line? I wouldn’t last that long.
Heck, to write this blog entry alone, I had six browser windows open — WordPress, Facebook, AOL, Twitter, NYTimes.com and Google. Plus, I had my Palm Pre at my side. And I was watching television and Skyping with my sister.
Off the grid? More like off the charts.
I can’t remember the last time I sat down and simply watched TV. Tweeting and checking Facebook have become a natural part of the experience. See an actor that you don’t recognize? Look them up on imdb.com. Hear a funny line? Post it on Facebook…or share it via an open chat window on AIM.
Sitting back and passively enjoying entertainment is a thing of the past. Interacting with that TV show or movie or Youtube video — that’s the norm today. And the thought of even 48 hours without that option gives me the willies.
So, cheer up, Phil. Your daughter might have pulled a fast one on you, but you would have kicked my butt at this bet (if I had the guts to enter in the first place).
Did you know…Larry Page and Sergey Brin, who met while at Stanford University and collaborated on the Google web search engine, originally called it “BackRub” ? Snazzy.
It’s a small world
Blogs by their very nature are self-involved. But today’s Egg is all about you, the audience.
I sense your confusion.
WordPress has recently given their hosted blogs the ability to see what country site visitors are from. So I can now see that people from Turkey, Germany, Phillipines, Mexico, France, and Italy all read The Sticky Egg on a daily basis.
To be honest, it kinda blows me away.
So today, I would like to salute the top three countries — besides my beloved, native USA — that have become loyal Eggers:
Thanks for visiting. I hope to return the favor very soon!
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