It's about time...

Well, seeing that the Internet looks like it may be here to stay, we thought it was probably time to step into the 21st century and start a family blog....I think that's what it's called!

Those of you that know me know that I've never been accused of being too caught up with the newest and latest technology. I guess the, "information age" has been a little slow in getting to me. I've checked the mailbox every day for the last ten years and it still hasn't arrived. And did you guys know that you can actually get on the Internet without a phone line? Can you believe that they make computers that run on a battery? I guess to say that I've been a little behind the times is about as big of an understatement that you'll ever hear.

Don't even get me started on cell phones, Ipod's, cranberry's or blackberry's or whatever those things are called. I know it's called the information age but come on. I don't know how much information my little brain can handle these days. I don't get the paper delivered....who needs to? With a few clicks, I can find out the weather at my favorite fishing spot, all the results of European soccer and how much gasoline is costing at a small truck stop outside of Barstow. Does anyone care about any of that? Well, maybe the weather at my favorite fishing hole is very important information to start my day just so I know what kind of clothing to wear during my day dreaming. But 90 percent of the stuff you find out there is useless...and most of you will probably include this into that category!

Whatever happened to sending mail or making phone calls that only lasted a few minutes? Free night and weekends, rollover minutes, mobile to mobile calls, etc, etc. Are you kidding me? Don't get me wrong folks, I love to stay in touch with my friends and family as much as the next guy, but things are out of control. I guess the world is just a little too small for me these days. When I sit at my desk with a cell phone to my ear, the sound of land line ringing while the fax is transmitting all while I'm checking email and getting an instant message at the computer is enough to make my brain begins to smoke a little.

So with careful thought and consideration, Jodi and I thought we should start a blog so we can do our fair share in contributing to the madness! However, you should be advised that there are no guarantees that this will do anything other than take up more of your precious time. After all, it may be about time that we stepped into the age of information but when it's all said and done, "it's about time" is exactly that....TIME. You can use yours however you want but we do thank you for sharing some of it with us.

Enjoy...

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