Although I have a website, a LinkedIn page, a Facebook personal page, a Facebook biz page, a Twitter account and a blog, I am still somewhat of a closet Luddite when it comes to certain technology. One night in 2011 was a good example of how it catches up with me. I had been enjoying a sensual dream about my mother’s baked stuffed artichokes, soft hearts oozing with Pastene’s olive oil and generous chunks of garlic. I woke suddenly to the sound of my dog barking. Boop! That sound—kind of like an electronic sound, maybe.  I raised my head up immediately and sniffed the air, while the dog continued to bark. Boop! Yes, it was a faint electronic  sound occurring at a regular interval.  Smoke alarm wearing out its battery? Better check. I got up and started my patrol of our one-floor ranch. Jean came out of her nightly coma to mumble, “Let the dog out—it must be the bear in the back yard again,” and then went back to sleep. Boop! It became a game of hot/cold.  As I … [Read more...]