If you've been one of the three people who read my blog, you'll know that I'm now a train lemming, dragging my sorry butt to the Metra and joining the herds of commuters. No, I haven't chosen "my seat" and I still haven't fallen prey to the mentality that I must get on my train at all costs, sacrificing good manners and personal safety to make my 6:00 train. Not yet, anyway, and I hope that never happens.
An interesting part of the commute is that each day I notice more and more people reading iPads or other electronic tablet devices. I actually find it a little annoying for some reason and I find comfort in seeing people read real books (except for anything "self-help"). But I have to confess that I'm this close to getting the ubiquitous iPad, despite my mild disdain for them. I am fascinated by technology, but I'm also somewhat reluctant to get one because I think it contributes to a lack of focus. Everything is quick these days, and no one can sit still and do nothing (except for watching TV, which I have to thank my wife for taking out of my life, and I'm all the better for it). But I'm rationalizing getting an iPad by telling myself it will help me write more and make better use of my time. I keep telling myself that.
Well, it looks like I've convinced myself that I'm going to become another kind of lemming, a technology lemming. My wife and I have had numerous conversations about my "need" for an iPad. Well, the jury's still out on that one, but I think it would be a great tool to do research and writing without carrying my giant laptop from work on the train every day. Plus, my fingers are far too fat to type on my tiny Android phone keyboard to write anything substantial. So, if the iPad 2.0 is actually released in the next couple of months, you just might see me annoying people on the train with another gadget. I promise not to play Angry Birds on the train (the screen is WAY too big for that). I just hope it at least helps me generate content that translates into something legitimate, like a new career or even a published novel. So, I guess it's okay, as long as I don't accidentally step off the train platform while reading the darned iPad. I guess there's always 3.0.
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