This internet stuff.

It seems that some are amused that people of my age can still make fun about the internet. I am smiling. I can remember the first computer we ever had, a commodore 64, we had to learn to program if we wanted it to do anything. I remember making it produce a tennis game with a white dot moving over the screen and we had to hit it back before it reached the side. It was amazing, and nobody got killed.

The trouble with computers now is how easy it is. You switch it on, and off you go into the worldwide internet. Full of dreams and visions and friends. Before you know where you are the day has almost gone and nothing has been achieved.

Here are a few alternatives.

Bake 2 batches of scones possibly a batch of fruit ones and maybe a batch of cheese ones and invite friends round. Share freely.

Step outside your front door.  “It's a dangerous business, Frodo, going out your door. You step onto the road, and if you don't keep your feet, there's no knowing where you might be swept off to.” ~ Bilbo Baggins (J.R.R. Tolkein)

Turn on a fan or humidifier, grab a good book, and read until you fall asleep. This will be easy because your eyes will be tired from reading every last page of the internet.

Take the dog for a walk in the park. The dog will love it and remember to take a poo bag with you. 

Go to the library and go to the book section with the fewest visitors, to see what you can learn that you can become an expert on what no one else is reading.Possibly a book on computer maintenance, or look for one in the Kindle Store, or alternative source of ebooks.

Get out the picnic basket, drop into the local shop for some cheese, fruit, breads, and your favourite beverage. Head to the nearest park, grove of trees, or quiet overlook to enjoy a calm hour by yourself, you might find you like your own company. Or take somebody close with you.

Get out of town for a change of pace.

• Trillian: "Let's go somewhere." 
• Arthur: "Where did you have in mind?" 
• Trillian:  "Madagascar."
• Arthur:  "That new club on Dean Street?"
• Trillian:  "No, it's a country. Off the coast of Africa."
• ~ the Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy

"Boldly go where no man has gone before."

Set the table with the fine china, the good glasses, and the sterling silverware, on a classic tablecloth. Serve dinner with the whole family present. Even the kids. Who will need to be dragged away from their electronics for the moment.

You've read the last page of the internet. Take off your glasses. Wash your face thoroughly. Then prepare a hot bubble bath and soak in it for 60 full minutes. With your favourite music in the background. I play mine through my mirror, so still enjoying technology. It will seem like days. You will be wrinkled from head to toe when you get out.

Have a wonderful day! There is more to life than you know what.