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Jun 05, 06 | 4:58 pm

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logoff t-shirt

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I love the internet. Only recently have I begun to love not being on the internet.

When I say I love the internet...I'm not just sayinig that to get on the internet's good side. I really mean it. It's not the prettiest media on the block, and although it's around my age (depending on the timeline you use), it's still a bit immature at times, but I've got the hots for the interweb.

I literally wouldn't be the person I am today without the internet. Which is kind of weird to say out loud. I wouldn't be living in the house I live in, I wouldn't drive the car I drive, I wouldn't be married to my beautiful wife (don't get me wrong, I love her too), I wouldn't be a stay at home dad, I wouldn't be able to have a job doing what I love (talking about t-shirts!). It's just so darn useful.

I'm not like the other guys who take their internet for granted.

I realize that if I wanted a recipe off of Emeril Live 15 years ago, I would have had to send in that old school favorite "self addressed stamped envelope". Now, I just clickety click to foodtv and BAM, there's my fix for hamburgers infused with andouille sausage. I know that if I saw a cool t-shirt like this 15 years ago, it probably would have been in some mail order catalog and if I wanted to place an order, I would have to mail in a check (or cheque) or money order and probably wait 6-8 weeks for delivery (you remember the time when EVERYTHING took 6-8 weeks for delivery, don't you?). Now, after I finish writing this review, I can head over to shirticus and buy that tee and it'll probably be on my doorstep within a week or 2 (and that's only because it has to travel half way around the world to reach me).

Let's fast forward to today. Live in the now, I say.

Today, as much as I love the internet, as much as a dig all the cool information at my fingertips and as much as I appreciate every opportunity it has presented me, I still love to logoff.

Ask me 3 years ago, and I would have denied it. I would say, I'm on the internet 24/7 and I'm proud of it. Ask me 2 years ago and I would have said I dreaded logging offline.

I've grown a bit since then (2 toddlers will do that to ya). Today, I love to logoff. I relish those moments when there is no email to answer, no forums to moderate, no support tickets to cover, no dedicated servers to monitor. I love those days when I just logoff.

I get to be 100% focused on my family and offline life. I can actually go a whole weekend without thinking of an email I should respond to or a stat I should check. I get to enjoy family trips, donating time to the local community. I won't lie, I even enjoy catching up on soap operas that I've tivo'ed (I'll blame my wife for that vice).

I think the art of the logoff is like what "they say" about relationships and loving someone. If you love someone (or something), you have to love it enough to let it go. So far the internet has always been there when I returned.

So, needless to say, I've got a bit of a crush on this Logoff t-shirt from shirticus. Their site is easy to navigate, their prices are reasonable, and they have all the information a shrewd t-shirtshopper like me could ask for when selecting their next victim looking for a new t-shirt to buy.

If you love the internet or just love being logged off from time to time, pick up a logoff t-shirt for yourself. It's well designed and easy to covet! AddThis Social Bookmark Button

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