A Duffer’s Swing 

I may be suffering from Internet Addiction. With that in mind, I did something yesterday that I had not done in forever. I actually went a whole day without ever getting on-line. It was tough to resist the temptation to get online last night, but I managed to spend Sunday June 24, 2007 without logging on.

I couldn’t help wondering whether I had received any important e-mails from work (but had a matter been really important, I always have my cell phone – and I did not cheat by checking e-mail on my phone). I had to go the day without checking the Slammin’ Sammys, my rotisserie baseball team (In the old days, 10 years ago, we got a fax service one a week and it arrived with stats that were 5 days old. Now, thanks to CBSsportsline.com, we can get instant updates to the stats while games are in progress). I also missed some of my other favorite sites like www.drudgereport.com, www.detroittigersweblog.com, and www.youtube.com.  

What did I do yesterday? Well I golfed 27 holes (18 at 7:30 in the morning in less than 3 hours and 9 at 5pm with Sammy, my 4 year old). I did a big honey-do by moving a yard of top soil. I watched parts of the Champ Car, Indy Car, and NASCAR races (I love racing, but it is a sport that lends itself to TIVO, as you can limit your watching to only the interesting parts and the end of the race). I also watched the Tigers complete an 8-1 road trip with a 5-0 pasting of the Braves.

After going a day off-line it feels like my blood pressure went down. I am thinking that I should start instituting an off-line day every 2 weeks or so. Can I do it? I don’t know, my addiction may be hard to break. �