Let me say this simple thing: there is no surprise
greater than the first call on arriving in Europe, a
shock of clarity unmatched here. That reception
doesn't go away, whether in the mountains, or the
metro. My limping unlocked mobil, which works with
local sim cards all over Europe, suddenly becomes an
audio wonder. Intense advertising here for various
providers seems antique; they are all ModelT service,
no, worse, incompatible gauges of rail reminiscent of
the 19th century, and that depresses me. Formerly
technological pacesetters, now we may not ever catch
up to what is ordinary worldwide.
Is a universal gsm architecture "nationalist", or
simply common sense? I would posit that our markets
intoxication temps us to SUV's and trucks that serve
no real purpose, obsessive shopping for cheap goods
that locate our treasure in the control of others,
confers healthcare taken up in significant part by
filling in managed-care forms, and a future diminished
entirely by our pursuit of the mere next thrill.
Chad
____________________________________________________________________________________
Looking for last minute shopping deals?
Find them fast with Yahoo! Search.
http://tools.search.yahoo.com/newsearch/category.php?category=shopping
*************************************************************************
** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy **
** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ **
*************************************************************************
