On Sun, Jan 31, 2010 at 10:54 AM, Udhay Shankar N <[email protected]> wrote:
> Christopher Kelty wrote, [on 11/25/2009 11:11 PM]: > It appears Phil has been located. All seems very hush-hush at this > point. No doubt there will be more on this in the near future. > > < > http://www.npr.org/blogs/alltechconsidered/2010/01/missing_internet_pioneer_phil.html > > > > Udhay > I've noticed one thing on this mailing list, at least...several people seem rather more comfortable "e-meeting" others, rather than meeting in person. Well, it's also happened that I've been missing the silk meets...and once, when I tried to meet another person....something totally unexpected came up and prevented me from being there. (my friends and I arrived back in the city several hours late, and everyone's mobile had, incredibly, died at around the same time!)...and in a recent example that I mentioned to Uday, I did choose going for a Chennai Photo Walk over going to a quiz where I was invited very cordially...but where, earlier, my experience had not been a good one. I've been noticing this in myself, too....it's perhaps a function of the dreadful traffic, and my resolve to only walk, cycle or take public transport....but I'm no longer willing to go across town to meet friends...I'm content with phone conversations and e-contact. This can't be a Good Thing. I think that I need to have *propppper* (as we would say) contact with those whom I consider my friends...and meet new people, too. But...if I too develop a medical condition which, in my opinion, will invite pity, what would I do? Probably, withdraw... Mulling over this, and the disquieting fact that my memory, never great to begin with, seems to be getting weaker...what is the point at which symptoms such as this should be examined medically? All these thoughts were going through my mind when I got a YM ping from Uday...it was very nice to pick up the phone and call him, halfway across the world, to have a conversation that had nothing very memorable about it...but which was somehow, quite...satisfying. Uday...thank you for pinging, Just Like That. Deepa.
