The Happy Little Three Speed Bicycle

 I started to write this piece on cell phones in my journal, with the thought of turning it into a blog.  I thought, at the time, that it was too long and rambling, and so it is.  I am going to post it here anyway.  Occasionally, I think I will launch a year-long project battling my cell phone use.  I always run into the same problem as when I thought about writing a book about being a car-free family.  We just did not use the car that much to begin with.  Getting rid of it for eight years was really no big deal.  The other books on being car-free I saw begin with a description of horrendous commutes, terrible traffic, impulsive car purchases, etc.  I felt that our own car-free story was not that interesting. When I think about battling my cell phone addiction, the first thing I note is that I do not actually use the cell phone all that much.  Sometimes it is in my pocket most days.  Occasionally, there is a week or two when I don't...