But does it brew coffee?

I was intrigued with my visiting brother-in-law's new cell phone. Well, I'm not sure it is fair to call it a cell phone. Here is what this tiny marvel can do. It can check email. Or mobile web sites. It plays MP3's with tiny little stereo speakers or with a head set. It has a built-in digital still camera and a video camera. There is an alarm clock, a calendar, and a calculator. He can text message and download videos from the internet. There is a flashlight, GPS capability, games and Blue Tooth. Did I mention you can make phone calls on this thing? Wow. It is like Buck Rogers’ Swiss Army knife! A blend of phone, PDA, and lap top. Everything you need to survive in the modern world. All in the front pocket of his shirt.

It does not, however, pump insulin.

My mother turns 80 tomorrow. So we kids, spouses, and off-spring are converging on Denver to celebrate. I'll be off line until next weekend, too much hassle trying to find wireless Hot-spots and I don't even know how to configure my lap top for Mom’s dial-up AOL connection.

I know a few of you will probably get withdrawal, so here's a suggestion. Go to the November Archives and read the whole thing again. That should take you until the weekend, and then I'll be
back. ;-)

So I'm heading north, but leaving you with a brief preview. I've been doing some more deep thinking about the role of test strips, hyper management, and other goodies in the new continuous universe. I've got some stuff that you just do not want to miss, but I haven't quite got it "on paper" yet. Ya' gotta promise to come back. See you either Sunday or Monday.