Eric Bailey's

I have some papers to drop off with someone because for some reason I cannot seem to email them. I like the way that email lets me send a question or information and then I do not have to worry about it any more. It is done. I can send and receive pictures, I can pass on family information. It just seems to let me do immediately things that I forget to do otherwise.

Websites can be like that to. Message groups can help you connect with people that you would not connect with normally in the course of a day. Blogs let you see what someone else is thinking about though you may not see that person for a couple of days (and it lets you think out loud, so to speak).

The only real question about all this fancy technology is, does it help build and maintain these relationships or does it give a false sense of connectedness when there is no connection? With family it seems to help keep in touch, but it does not replace actual phone calls, or visits. There needs to be an awareness of technology. It iss good, but over used it can hinder the very things it was facilitating. Too much time spent at email and message groups takes away from family. I better stop thinking out loud so I can get some other things done.