Hello Fellow Americans -

Have you tried sending a text message from your mobile phone? Chances are you can. Most modern mobile phones have this capacity, and now it's possible to send messages across providers in the United States. Try it - find the messaging function on your phone, and type in another friend's mobile phone number. Key in some text and it should appear on their screen, wherever they are. Magic! Messaging.

Messaging is a totally handy way to clearly communicate in loud circumstances. It's a gentle, discreet way to ask someone a question if they're in a meeting or otherwise engaged. And it's a fun way to tap someone on the shoulder with a casual greeting or a joke.

In short, I love it. And as I wrote on my mobile phone journal today, I'm glad to see that text messaging is finally catching on in the US. I've been posting irregular cartoons about the mobile lifestyle; today I posted a new one about the joys of text during my morning meditation.