February 5, 2025: The Dead Zone

Do any old-heads out there remember the song, “The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia”?

Today I experienced, “The Day the Internet Went Out at the Office.” For multiple hours.

Apparently, nothing gets done without this invisible cloud that runs the world. Life stops. Zombie apocalypse. Civilization? Barely hanging on.

When it’s down, there’s chaos. When it’s up, there’s music, feasts, and conga lines.

How did we get anything accomplished before the good ‘ol WWW? Phone calls? Maybe carrier pigeons or Morse code?

Some of us once lived in the distant 1900s. Theoretically, we know work is possible without Wi-Fi. But, strangely, no one seems to remember how.

Well, I left the office and rushed back home to jump online. It was important. I had the sudden urge to listen to Reba McEntire on Spotify.