Lucy here. You know how most digital clocks have a little chip that tells them when Daylight Savings Time begins and ends? And you know how the powers that be changed that date? I rolled out of bed at 4:15 a.m., giving myself ample time to make a 7:15 a.m. departure time. Imagine my surprise, not to mention panic, when I looked at the clock in the van to see it read 6:23. See, that one's not a smart clock--just a correct one. I made the flight, barely. I'm going to use this experience to keep technology and our reliance on it in perspective.
Since the conference doesn't begin until tomorrow, we checked in, picked up our registration materials, and then took a sightseeing jaunt down the coast toward Big Sur. And speaking of perspective, all of us arrogant humans should spend time looking at the majesty of the world we've put ourselves in charge of. Nothing like the Pacific Ocean to make our concerns seem pretty minor.
Tomorrow starts off with the usual keynote address by Lee Rainie, Director of the Pew Internet & American Life Project. He will astound us with statistics on Internet use and users, and give us his projections for the impact of technology in libraries. Always an impressive beginning for this conference.
