Ditto for the silence in a snowfall. I like it when everything stops as normal and it feels like a holiday.
Probably why my cell phone is never on, except for when I have to call someone (rare). Same reason I don't have an I Phone, Blackberry, or Skype with relatives I really don't want to talk to or see. Obviously, I do use the Internet, but compared to most people, not excessively. Don't do video games either. I'm not against them, it's just too overstimulating. In fact, I rarely watch a movie or listen to music. I only use my I Pod at the gym, never when I'm outside. Oddly, I do watch the news every day. I am too much of a political junkie to turn the TV off. And, I read at least one newspaper and several magazines a week.
Last week my brother in law told me to get into the 21st century. I laughed at him. I do have a lot of these electronic things in my house, but I feel like we have forgotten how to hear what is really going on in the world. I live in a "woodsy" suburb, to some it would be rural. But, the highway is only 3/4 of a mile away. I find that after having to go into the city for class twice a week, I cannot wait to get home. I never thought I would say this, but all of the people rushing everywhere gets to me. I mean, I love the cultural aspects of the city and I couldn't live in the sticks, but I have become more of a country person who likes to be outside with nature. I guess I can thank cycling for that, because about two years before I started riding, we were ready to sell our house and move to the city.