Well, I can’t say I didn’t look at email on my iPhone at all this past weekend. But I did limit my e-glances to only one or two a day.

And guess what? The headache I had for two weeks has disappeared.

I wonder how much my little mobile menace was contributing to my head pain.

We decided to take a mini vacation and take Monday off. I spent a few lazy days with my husband, kids and friends on the sandy beach, while listening to the intoxicating sounds of the waves crashing on the surf. That must have done a bit to help. But not sitting in front of a computer or constantly checking email must have also done the trick.

It’s hard for me to unhook myself. I admit it.

For a moment this weekend I wondered what was life like before email and the Internet. Could you survive today without it?

Yes. It is possible.

About 20 million Americans have never sent an email. I’m not kidding folks.

These are the findings of a technology survey by research company Park Associates.

It’s hard to imagine never having sent an email. It sort of sounds liberating, no?

Anyway, this technological abyss exposed in the survey has a lot to do with the digital divide in this country. Age and income levels play a big role in the reason these individuals haven’t sent email, or surfed the Web for that matter.

“Internet connections have slowly increased in U.S. households, but getting the disconnected minority online will continue to be difficult,” says John Barrett, director of research at Parks Associates. “Age and economics are important factors, but the heart of the challenge is deeper. Many people just don’t see a reason to use computers and do not associate technology with the needs and demands of their daily lives.”

I can’t help but think, for a second, that ignorance is bliss in this regard.

I know, we need email, right? But, surely, we can go through a day or two cyber free.