Too much of anything can be harmful. Used well, technology is a blessing. Abused and harm may result. We can’t live without water but too much and we drowned. A pencil is a tool to aid creativity, but it can also be misused to stab (Re. “The Bourne Identity”).

If my house were burning I would first get the family out (wife, cats and dogs). Then, if time permitted, I’d grab my computer because that would also be my photo album, my creative work, my financial documentation, my social and business contacts and lots more. (Most of this is backed up off-site also. But not years of analog and digital media.)

So true Peggy. For about two years I actually did without an iPhone data plan, and it considerablly changed my level of interaction with the world (for the better). Now that I reinstated my data plan, I try as best I can to remember what I learned. It is hard sometimes though.

Thanks for sharing.

With a recent real wake up call of the smoke alarm going off in my basement in the early morning hours, it was my dog before my 8GB Lacie external hard drive and my always packed, camera roller bag. Fortunately, only a burnt-out dehumidifier. Nice post!