Techies

Yesterday, Jim didn’t want to leave a potential office to drive home, so he created one. As I drove five hours home, he had his laptop tethered to my Blackjack cell phone placed on the dashboard, for internet access, while using his iPhone on interviews. And he did at least two hours worth on our trip. Amazing! Except my phone hit the floor every time I braked, luckily it’s in a hard case. No, I know how to drive, it’s just that the slick coating on our “new” car’s dashboard and its nearly horizontal nature makes things slip off. That’s why we don’t put things there, dear.

It was amazing to see him checking things out on the web, while talking on the phone in interviews while going 70 mph legally. But I had to keep my eyes on the road, especially in showers parsed with downpours. Luckily we brought sandwiches, soda and water so only had to stop once for us and the dog.

Fingers crossed this’ll be a good week. Stimulus package aside, no real attention is being given people who are out of work because of this economy. All we talk about is bailing out banks. It’s no wonder the stock market tanked today after our President gave a stump speech instead of being presidential.

I don’t know what happens next. At least Obama got to go to Camp David. Once. Three weeks and the honeymoon is over, according to the electorate. Congress does what it does to inflate members’ egos. I’m no economist but the people we elected to do a job are failing us in countless ways.

As I grow older and wiser I see the ploys instantly. Blame the President, blame the other party, blame the opposition back home. Kiss babies and old ladies and promise them anything they want. Whistle-stop tours are still here even as we have Wi-Fi. I remember Hi-Fi.

I think this might be a good week for us. It’s not so for many other Americans who don’t have two laptops and three cell phones in the car to help with the job search. I’m so glad I love my husband for his many other qualities, and not just as a techie. Cheers! Dee