{"id":73,"date":"2003-02-05T23:38:49","date_gmt":"2003-02-05T23:38:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/plan.thewoottons.com\/?p=73"},"modified":"2003-02-05T23:38:49","modified_gmt":"2003-02-05T23:38:49","slug":"disconnected","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/plan.thewoottons.com\/?p=73","title":{"rendered":"Disconnected"},"content":{"rendered":"

For the last 4 days, I’ve been disconnected. Millenium<\/a>, my
\ncurrent cable provider, had a surprise in store for this
\nweekend: they were “upgrading” the lines. Lucky for me, it
\nwas the gift that kept on giving. The end result was that
\nI didn’t have access to the internet from home for quite
\na while.<\/p>\n

I put “upgrading” in quotes very much on purpose. It’s not
\nthe first time and it most certainly won’t be the last time
\nan upgrade occurs in my neighborhood and I never see any
\nbenefits. I’m not begrudging Millenium in particular.
\nBeing used and abused by a cable company is par for the course.
\nI’d probably shed tears if these mysterious upgrades were
\naccompanied by offers of discounted service. Without
\nthe proper amount of bitching, the meter
\nkeeps on ticking even when service stops.<\/p>\n

Four days away made me very aware of how much I rely on the world
\nbehind my little mouse pointer. I needed to know what
\nwas on television and I had to consult a TV guide. The shuttle
\nwent down and I had to rely on the newspaper for facts. I
\nwrote a quick
\nblog<\/a> and had to resort to 3 1\/2 inch floppy to
\ntransport my words to a machine worthy of internet access.
\nA 3 1\/2 inch floppy! Is there no justice in this world?
\nThe little lights on my router would occasionally blink and
\nthen fade away in dispair. I felt its pain.<\/p>\n

The three weeks I spent at home with my son left me with
\nsimilar feelings of disconnection. Although, in this case, it was the
\nfocus on<\/i> something not the lack of something that
\nfueled my separation anxiety. The baby controlled my
\nsleep schedule. Cold weather prevented expeditions
\noutside. It was me, the wife, and the baby. Everything
\nelse was secondary. The world was definitely still turning.
\nIt was just hard to see from the bedroom window.<\/p>\n

Now that window is open. I’ve returned to work. But the
\nblessings are mixed. I see less of my wife. I see less
\nof my son. On the other hand, I see other adults on
\noccasion and get to plug into the real world for short
\nperiods of time. There’s also the nice side benefit
\nof being able to provide food for my family without donning
\na codpiece and spear and venturing into the nearby woods.
\nIt fills some holes while leaving others empty.<\/p>\n

I just wish I felt I was venturing into the world rather
\nthan being dragged along by it. The happy faces at
\nhome tug me away from the hustle and bustle.
\nMaybe that’s why I’m always so anxious to return to them.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

For the last 4 days, I’ve been disconnected. Millenium, my current cable provider, had a surprise in store for this weekend: they were “upgrading” the lines. Lucky for me, it was the gift that kept on giving. The end result was that I didn’t have access to the internet from home for quite a while. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[3],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/plan.thewoottons.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/73"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/plan.thewoottons.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/plan.thewoottons.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/plan.thewoottons.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/plan.thewoottons.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=73"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/plan.thewoottons.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/73\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/plan.thewoottons.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=73"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/plan.thewoottons.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=73"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/plan.thewoottons.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=73"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}