"Our inventions are wont to be pretty toys, which distract our attention from serious things. They are but improved means to an unimproved end."
--Henry David Thoreau
When I last ran seriously, in the mid 90's, cell phones were huge and BlackBerrys were just fancy pagers. No need to carry them while running. As a network engineer with clients, plus a wife and two kids, the thought of carrying my Curve while running has crossed my mind. What happens if a client's mail server crashes, or one of my kids decides to set the carpet on fire? Well, I guess I'll find all of this out when I get home from the run. Not much I can do if I'm miles away on a trail somewhere.
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