Cold Turkey
No, not a post about the plethora of leftovers in my life right now. A post about that process of withdrawal from my calming fix. Even when I periodically “quit” coffee I know enough to taper off over a few days, but this week Mother Nature decided I was on the internet too much and ripped it away from me with a bit of wind and rain. Two days with no landline and no DSL. Not even a day of dial-up to ease the transition – just a flashing yellow light on the modem mocking my frustration. In a sad commentary on the state of my life, I didn’t even notice the phone itself was dead until I got fed up with the DSL diagnostic software and tried to call my ISP’s customer service line. Cell phone coverage was down for a while as well, and spotty after that as my similarly disconnected neighbors overwhelmed the local cell. But that warming feeling returned last night and I feel soooo gooood right now. Coffee, news [et al], e-mail and NPR streaming through the iTunes. This is how the morning is supposed to start.
