Do you have the latest disease known as FOMO? What is FOMO FOMO, or the Fear Of Missing Out, is a new thing that has appeared in conjunction with the rise of 24/7 connectivity. FOMO is a feeling of anxiety or insecurity over the possibility of...
Read moreTake a Short Break From Your Phone
Ten years ago, this week, Apple introduced the first iPhone and changed the world. The iPhone put the internet in your hands. Today, mobile phones transmit more than 42 times as much data traffic as voice traffic. Photography has become a part...
Read moreThoreau and Boundary Waters Wildness
“What we call wildness is a civilization other than our own.” Henry David Thoreau – 1859 I came across this quote the other day and have been giving it some thought. When I go to the Boundary Waters I often associate the...
Read moreA Few Days Off the ‘Grid’ in the Boundary Waters
You and I are both on the ‘grid’ of modern technology. With computers, cell phones, credit cards, the internet, ATMs, and computers in our cars, every move we make is being tracked. And let’s not forget about the convenience of electricity. ...
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