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    • Top 10 Things I’d Miss If The World Reverted To No-Tech

    March 4th, 2009 § 1

    After posting Louis CK’s bit about technology and convenience, I got to thinking about what life might be like were things to seriously fall apart.  So, I present to you the Top 10 Things I’d Miss If The World Reverted To No-Tech

    1.  COFFEE MAKER
    “Seriously, bro?  That’s the first thing on your list?  You’re totally addicted to caffeine.”  Yes, bro.. Seriously.  And I don’t think i’d call it an addiction.. I’d rather think of it as a relationship.  You just don’t understand what we have, coffee and I.. You just DON’T get it and you never could.. JUST LET US BE!!  Now, I don’t even have one of those fancy coffee makers that grind beans for you and then takes the dog out to pee so I’ll have to add…

    2. COFFEE BEAN GRINDER

    3. MYSPACE…
    Just kidding.

    3.  INSTANT MESSENGER
    To say “the internet” would be far too general.. But this is one function of the web that I really love.  After years of being on the road, most of my great friendships are elsewhere in the US; IM has been a trusty way to keep connected.

    4.  MINI SPACE HEATERS
    For a few years, I lived in the basement of a house built on a hill.  My roommate and I had no running water and no heat.  We spent about $40 on a Toastmaster space heater which we later dubbed “the little buddy” for the kind and generous way he kept us warm night after night.

    5.  THE DAILY SHOW
    Along with Kurt Vonnegut and Friedrich Buechner, Jon Stewart’s jocular and light-hearted handling of humanity’s foibles gives me a sense of normality I do not know what I’d do without.

    6.  BASEBALL ON THE RADIO
    I’d rather listen to a ballgame than watch on on TV any day.  It’s almost as good as being at the ballpark.  Then again, I can just recreate the magic of being at the park by listening to the game outside with headphones and spilling a beer on myself.

    7.  INVISIBILITY CLOAK
    I don’t even care if I ever get to use this… Just the thought that it (sorta) EXISTS!! I mean are you KIDDING ME? How cool is that?

    8.  THE GEORGE FOREMAN GRILL
    Just kidding.. But on that note..

    8. CHEESEBURGER (W/BLUE CHEESE)
    ..Delectable.. Sure, these could be put together over an open flame under the big sky of open country… But I like the way Chili’s does it.

    9.  SHAQUILLE O’NEIL’S TWEETS
    If you use Twitter, you need Shaq.  Actually, You probably need Shaq no matter what.  He’s 7’1”, 310lb and has a self-deprecating sense of humor that gets funnier the more you know him.

    10. MICROSOFT SONGSMITH
    No explanation needed.

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    One Response to “Top 10 Things I’d Miss If The World Reverted To No-Tech”

    • brianwahl says:
      April 24, 2009 at 1:14 am

      I’m with you on the coffee thing. And the next time somebody tells me I’m addicted, I hope you won’t mind that I’ll steal your “relationship” line.

      - Brian

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