My son broke his arm. That entailed a trip to the ER. Then a trip to the surgeon. Then a trip for surgery. I took work with me for the appointments that I had to attend with him.

I find that most hospitals and surgical centers now have internet, so I can blog from the hospital, or do other low risk access tasks. I cannot access my client sites, but I can do a lot of other things. I can also do work that does not require an internet connection, including prepping blog posts ahead of time, or other writing.

Something about blogging on location gives it a dash of reality it doesn’t have if you write about it later. Of course, having a laptop is the key to it.

I really have no use for a desktop computer anymore, I’ve used large screen laptops for about 4 years now, and have no reason to go back to a stationary system. I don’t want to have to mess with file syncing anyway.

It is always a bit of a minor miracle to me, that I can make use of waiting time that is otherwise wasted time, by doing bits of work that benefits our business. Opportunities to do that are increasing all the time.

I can live with that.