Compared to what.

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The question of whether or not I am a creature of habit and slow to adapt, should, perhaps, be a question of comparision - both toward other people, and various tools and technologies. I was among the last people I know to start using a cellular phone, and though I have no way of checking this about other people, I tend to guess that I'm among the last who still uses a regular, rather than state-of-the-art, toothbrush. On the other hand, I was typing with a typewriter when many people around me thought that was a strange and unnecessary tool.

I seem not to be bitten by the habit of constantly having to get the newest innovations. Though I'll admit that a catalog of the latest hi-tech tools can easily make me drool, I've learned to match my technological desires to my pocketbook, and to my actual needs. My eyes may be glued to the pages of the catalog, but my money stays in my wallet.

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