Thursday, April 30, 2009 - Pampa TX
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Big sky lunch break, US60 east of Panhandle TX, April 30, 2009
Now to work on sharing my pictures
It's time to get to work. Quite unexpectedly there is a FAST internet connection here in Pampa over Verizon's Extended Network. I've had glimpses of a fast connection occasionally on Verizon's Extended Network but it has been fleeting at best. I get the feeling the network speed gets throttled back as soon as it discovers I'm on as a Verizon EVDO customer. Can that be?
[Time passes] Ok, let's try this. I'm not really happy with it but it will do for a first go.
Night camp
Wal-Mart Supercenter in Pampa TX
Wal-Mart Supercenter Store #600, 2801 No. Charles St., Pampa, TX 79065 - (806) 665-0727
- This store has a nice, level parking lot.
- Verizon cell phone service - Extended Network - very good signal
- Verizon EVDO Broadband service -via Extended Network - surprisingly fast service
- Find other Wal-Marts in the area
- Check the weather here
Shopping for sensation
The purest example of human shopping I know of can be seen by watching a child go through life touching absolutely everything. You’re watching that child shop for information, for understanding, for knowledge, for experience, for sensation. Especially for sensation, otherwise why would he have to touch or smell or taste or hear anything twice? Keep looking: Watch a dog. Watch a bird. Watch a bug. You might say the ant is searching for suitable food. I say he is shopping.
From Why We Buy by Paco Underhill