OK, it's almost the weekend, it's been a very busy week, and I'm just needing to get this out on the table. Sorry for the "personal" nature of this post.

I'm not sure how to process my feelings right now. It's a strange place to be. I feel a little like I'm betraying my religious heritage (or something), but I don't think I want an iPad.

Why not? Not sure, exactly.

Granted, I may not be the market for this device as I already have a lot of tools in place to do what this device will do.

I've heard several people I respect talking about how revolutionary this device is and how it will completely change everything. Is that just hype? Don't know yet. Haven't handled one.

But it's an interesting place to be. It's the first time I haven't instinctively opened my wallet and asked Steve Jobs to be merciful and leave a little money for food and shelter and the education of my children.

Creativity, at its heart, is about solving problems. The more novel, effective and appropriate the solution, the more creative it is. This is the first time I've noticed that Apple isn't solving my problems. That makes me wonder about more than one thing.

Will I eventually cave? In all probability. But for now, I'm well outside of the Apple "RDF" (Reality Distortion Field.)

Am I wrong about all of this? Am I not seeing this correctly? (And does it matter?)