Yesterday I accidentally threw my blackberry in the wash, which happened to be in a pocket.  I scrambled to get my old Treo turned on in time for a scheduled call.  This morning my blackberry had dried out and is working fine.  Takeaways:.

• I couldn’t activate my old phone using skype.  The system seemed not to accept the computer numerical entries.  How annoying is that and why is that the case?
• I put my blackberry in a bag of rice at someones suggestion, and apparently the rice will draw out the moisture.  Not sure if it was the rice or just a day of drying?  Kind of a cool science experiment there…you listening nieces and nephews?
• Last night I was taking the train up to TechCocktail, and was at a loss without my blackberry.  No email, texting, bbm, WSJ reader, Internet radio.  Then again this morning, when my alarm went off, i habitually reached for my bb to check email and check the top news.
• Dependence has changed so much the last ten years.  It scares me to think where we will be another ten years from now?  Will we ever see a push back from “connected.”  I do know the Sheraton Chicago offers to lock up your gadgets during your stay, a detox of sorts.  Maybe we should start selling gadget credits similar to a carbon credit.  Spouses, parents and kids can buy gadget credits that dis-allow their spouse, child or parent from using gadgets?