The Columnist Manifesto

My laptop and me!


Yes it was (about) one year ago that I finally caved and bought my first lap top. Before that momentous day approximately one year ago, this was me:

"What could I do on a laptop that I couldn't do on my desktop? What, am I gonna lug it around everywhere? In one of those backpacks like some college kid? I don't want to have access to work and email everywhere I go, and I don't need my quiet cafe-sitting time intruded upon in that way. What's wrong with reading a book?"

That was then. I just didn't know. That was before I became a laptop-toting, email-writing, photo-blogging, law-review-article-editing, computer-chess-playing, digital-photo-posting, web-surfing mobile communications unit. Who toted his laptop around in a backpack while walking at least 10 miles a day on his European vacation.

Happy anniversary.

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