Two hours into another day of his family’s beach vacation, Brandon Hubacher had sent 50 text messages to his friends in Fairfax County.
“Chillen on the beach,” the 16-year-old messaged a buddy at 12:04 p.m., the ocean surf beckoning mere yards away.
“Luckyy” the friend zipped back.
Unplugging could not have been further from the teenager’s mind. “I wouldn’t think about it,” he said as he eyed the ocean, a Redskins cap turned backward on his head. Only for a swim would he and his cellphone part ways, he said.
Thus is digital technology making an indelible mark on the long tradition of the American family vacation.
