One of the side effects of my new toys - the Blackberry and new car - is this incredible sense of freedom I now have. For example, I’m sitting in a cafe in downtwon Concord right now getting TONS of work done. Rather than VNCing into my email and trying to negotiate the difference in screen size between my latop (1280 x 768) and desktop (1680 x 1050) I can check my mail and reply to it directly using my Blackberry. And two weeks ago the prospect of climbing into the truck and going downtown - which is only a couple of miles from home - was actually daunting. Now, I actually look forward to driving. My quality of life has improved significantly, as has my mood. It’s surprising to me how much happier, and thus, more productive, these two changes have made me. I feel so shallow, and yet I don’t care.

So, who wants to go for a ride?