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France Dispatch - Internet Inderdit!

One of the things I've noticed in my two weeks sans internet is how unimportant the internet really is. The sheer inconvenience of having to get in a car and drive 20 miles to a crummy fast food joint just to leech off their free WiFi changed the priority of email checking and web browsing for me. Add to that the grim realization that when I made the trek I discovered I had only five minutes of battery left (sneaky kids) and I pretty much gave up on surfing the interweb.

Being web-free for such a long time has allowed me to focus on the more important things - which in France are family, baguettes, non-pasteurized cheese and copious amounts of wine.

That said, it's nice to be able to actually connect and see what's going on in the world. I didn't see a shred of the Olympics. I had no idea Obama chose a career politician as his sidekick for his agenda of change. I didn't know Russia was being thuggy again. And I didn't realize planes were crashing, which prompted us to drive 1100km across Europe even though statistically we were being ridiculous.

I also missed seeing my interview in Vanity Fair.


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I can't believe I didn't consider your initials were "BS" prior to your interview in VF. THAT must be why I appreciate your work so much! Thanks for a great book!

Good interview. Too bad they got your name wrong.

"Click through for a Q&A with Brian Sacks."

[ Yeah. That and the unwarranted line about Poland bugged me (I only complained about the country's postal system)... but I didn't want to be ungrateful. -B. ]

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