Toys

About a year ago, I wrote about being technologically challenged. I wrote about being in a world where technology is because it can be, not because it is really needed. Looking back, I can see a change. The change in itself is quite interesting. From being in a place where such things would be conversation stoppers for lack of knowledge, they are now part and parcel of everyday life.

Just recently I obtained a new set of toys. Gadgets, if you will. Living in this country for just shy of two years, and living on a budget that would be make many a man cringe, the sudden freedom of getting back to corporate life is mind numbing.

I've been here just under two months now. I live on my own in a 1 bedroom apartment. I own my own car. Whats a car in this country without a navigation system? Yes, I have a GPS receiver for the car (it really is mighty useful). Daily chores can be quite a task. The apartment has a dishwasher, and I now have my own Roomba. (Whats a Roomba? In simple terms, its a robotic vacuum cleaner. That's right, just switch it on, and it cleans the house. When its done, it goes and recharges itself. )

One year can make all the change. From being lost not knowing about a world of technology, I'm now lost in the world of technology.