Homage to a Tech Guru

My entire life has been transformed in the last 48 hours... I suppose our lives are continually changing and transforming, but this shift, however small it may seem, feels rather significant... By the amazing and mysterious powers of technology and the patience of a special tech guru, I now have a home phone. Set up through something abbreviated in an oblique acronym like SIP, the phone works via my Internet connection, but the number that rings looks like one located within the United States. To those of you already initiated to such spectacular feats of the virtual world, this progress may seem like very old news. However, it is a wonderful sensation for this wanderer to know that friends and family can now use their free cell phone minutes calling way over here to me in Estonia. I can't explain why it is so revolutionary when it seems so old-fashioned to have a traditional phone. Somehow, it just feels different to hear a phone ring and pick up a real receiver to say hi. It's a fantastic feeling to know that I can be reached (rather than always reaching out) -- the world really seems that much smaller and cozier.

**A million thanks to the brilliant tech guru Uli, who made this whole phone transformation possible!

**If you'd like to give me a jingle on this new number, shoot me an email when you get a chance and I'll gladly share the details.