During the first week of November Julie and I took a much needed break from the daily grind and decided to take a little road trip to the Smoky Mountains. It was a perfect and more importantly affordable little getaway for the two of us. Plus it had the additional benefit of only being about an 8-9 hour drive from home (Northwest Indiana).

We left for our trip on a Friday morning, in the pouring down rain of course, though eventually the weather would end up being perfect for the majority of our time away. On the way down we eventually got out of the rain and enjoyed a beautiful drive through southern Indiana, Kentucky, and on into northern Tennessee. Without a doubt there is some beautiful countryside to be seen along the way.

This can be a very interesting question as there are many possible answers to it. For some it may be away to share in discovery or education, for others it may be a social outlet or online diary that is shared with the world. The point is that we all blog for our own unique reasons as well as goals.

The reason I bring this up is that I read an interesting article today on CNN that had to do with blogging being related to the practice of group therapy. And it got me thinking about what is truly so attractive about sharing information, albeit personal, creative, or otherwise, with the general public? Furthermore, are there benefits that are attained, perhaps even subconsciously, that are truly therapeutic or self-enlightening?

Julie and I just got back from our cruise vacation that brought us to destinations including Key West, FL and Nassau, Bahamas. What an awesome trip and just perfect for us to relax and finally kick back for a while. Oh, and eat way too much of course!

Surprisingly enough I did not suffer too much in the way of technology withdrawals when I was gone, as I was more than content with just relaxing for a change; I think Julie and I both were. So it is possible to live without internet access, cell phones (for the most part), and computers for at least 7 days. If you have not tried this technology separation exercise, perhaps you should as you may be surprised how easy it is to let go of for a while. However, we did have our mp3 players which came in handy while kicking back on the deck and for the flights there and back.