We are living during a communication revolution. If you’re over 35, you’ve seen the world move from landlines to fax machines, to email, to cell phones, to texting, to video calls, to—who knows what’s next. 

The other day, I was sitting at the kitchen table, eating lunch. At an odd time—let’s say 17 minutes past the hour—I heard a municipal siren being sounded. 

 Fellow dog lovers, I’m sure you can relate. The familiar clang of your dog trotting into the room with collar tags banging against each other—name tag, ID information, microchip information, rabies vaccination record and most importantly, the registration in the municipality in which you live.