My girlfriend Nancy of 20 plus years sent me an email that had someone else's blog posting in it. It was a short poem about how we are all so attached to our cell phones, I Pads, computers and jobs that we don't take the time to look up and see what's around us. Oh we say we are in touch because we are on Facebook and we twitter and tweet or whatever the hell else you do. Oh yea and lets not forget texting. Where we teach ourselves not to spell correctly. And as those of you who really know me understand I have resisted all of this. I like to send emails but there is nothing better than a face to face.
When I lived in Paso Robles, I liked to go to breakfast on Saturday's to Touch of Paso and catch up with the women who worked there. They were friends that I could chat with and it was a face to face meeting that we all enjoyed. I like to pick up the phone and talk to hear the intonation of the voice so I know if there is really a problem or if it is just a minor thing. I can't tell that from a text. Even an email which I do use, doesn't satisfy me. 
I like to stop if I see a scene that is rare and beautiful on my way to work and find a moment of time to smell the roses that used to grow at the end of the rows of the vineyards that I passed on the way into town. You can't do that if you are doing 14 things at once. You don't notice the play of clouds across a clear blue sky as a storm moves in. Or as it moves out to leave a sparkling last spray of raindrops on a tree. Or find a rainbow when it comes if you are texting. I find myself every morning on my way to work leaving early to catch the early light at the lake or the wispy clouds over the hills just so I can spend a few minutes drinking in the beauty of it.
So when you are looking out and up and finding yourself with friends and family, enjoying the interaction between people and have the experiences you can enjoy in the years to come. Those are the memories that you will always have in your hearts. Holding your grandchilds hand and showing him the beauty of nature and the life lessons that will make them a better person in their life. That is the time you can listen to their questions no matter how small. Who knows what might come up? In this day and age of technology (some of which we are using right now to reach out to you) I am missing out on a beautiful almost perfect sunny day on the coast. Granted it is still cold but there are some beautiful clouds in perfect puff ball style and the birds are chirping. My dogs are awaiting me to take them for a walk down to the beach and if I am lucky, maybe we will see the Orca that has been sighted off the coast. Who knows? But I do know that I miss my Saturday morning chats with my "girls" and I miss that I don't get to share little things that go on in the day to day routines, but I do get to send pictures now. And I do get to stay in touch with old friends that are far away in places. So I guess there are some redeeming factors. 
Enjoy the Day!!!! Coy 
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