{"id":2484,"date":"2010-07-21T16:19:44","date_gmt":"2010-07-21T23:19:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.angelaross.net\/blog\/?p=2484"},"modified":"2010-07-21T16:25:29","modified_gmt":"2010-07-21T23:25:29","slug":"thinking","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.angelaross.net\/blog\/2010\/07\/thinking\/","title":{"rendered":"Thinking"},"content":{"rendered":"

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I’m sitting in the house during a monsoon tHunDer StOrm. I’ve got the laptop unplugged because if lighting hit, I’d be seriously bothered. I run my life with a computer. It happened gradually and I still have my “I hate this machine” moments, but this computer is my friend.<\/p>\n

I am glad my computer can remember addresses and phone numbers, help me communicate with 70 home school families in the area with one e-mail, and streamline my filing of school papers, notes, and artwork.<\/p>\n

But I can live without it. While on vacation I went 2 1\/2 weeks without it except to look up an address.<\/p>\n

I could be a spokesman for digital scrapbooking. This computer has allowed me to keep a scrapbook that I can be proud of, despite time constraints.<\/p>\n

Today I spent time catching up with people for my church assignment and “my community work.” The interaction was invigorating, in contrast to earlier this summer when it had become a great burden. I think that because I lack an off-site office, I don’t always see a line between my home and my work and my work easily trespasses into my home life. It’s good for me to set time limits on my community and church work and make appointments with myself to read that next chapter or escape to write a blog post.<\/p>\n

Aren’t these red berries beautiful? My 7-year old took this picture.<\/p>\n

Now I’m off to make dinner. End of blog appointment.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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