President-elect Obama and I have something very much in common: we are both obsessed with our BlackBerries. Unfortunately, come January 20th, Mr. Obama will more than likely have to give up his precious, and it probably won’t be easy. Personally, I know I would have a hard time in his situation, and I just run a modest web design shop.

And apparently, his wife hates his BlackBerry habits too.

This past summer, news cameras recorded him [Barack] checking his BlackBerry while watching his daughter’s soccer game, only to have Michelle Obama slap at his hands, prompting him to return the device to its holster.

This part made me laugh, sorta… because similarly, my wife lectures me on my BlackBerry habits and gives me dirty looks when I place the device on the coffee table—within arm’s reach—while watching TV together. I’m probably real close to getting slapped myself.

I have trouble disconnecting, and can finally admit that. It does, however, make it easy when it comes to managing my business. I just need to work on separating my work-life from my private-life. It’s tough.

And yes, I’ve been salivating over those BlackBerry Storm commercials too. Makes me wish my contract was up. True words of an addict, I guess.

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