Such is the lofty goal of , an event designed to help over-connected folks "reclaim time, slow down their lives and reconnect with friends, family, the community and themselves," according to , an ongoing project created by Reboot, a non-profit group of Jewish artists.

To help National Day of Unplugging participants avoid the temptation of checking phone messages, Twitter feeds, and Facebook updates, Reboot is selling a Cell Phone Sleeping Bag for $7.99. Sure, it's too late to buy one now, but a clean sock would work just as well.

The Sabbath Manifesto includes that the unplugged faithful should follow. Topping the list is "avoid technology," a hard-to-achieve principle that has gotten the most comments from visitors to the Manifesto's site.

"It interests me that this one [principle] has elicited the most (and the most contentious) comments. We are so addicted to our little electronic doodads and get so frightened by the thought of being without them. I think it's fair to say that anything we're this attached to should be regularly set aside," writes commenter 'sadie.'

One person who participated in last year's National Day of Unplugging wrote that experiencing a tech-free day was strange indeed: