I couldn’t have asked for a better illustration of the uncomfortable duality my soul faces as both a geek/gadget freak/pop culture addict and someone Striving To Be A Better Person.

Alex and I returned on Sunday from Web of Change, a five-day journey of social, technological and personal transformation at Hollyhock, which is a centre of gravity for folks focused less on material gain than on connecting with themselves, the world and the planet.

Now today, barely two days later, Darren Barefoot tells me we can finally get TiVO in Canada.

Every time I try to get out, they pull me back in…