Happy Valentines, folks.

[gardener]

Forty-six years ago last Friday, in Nashville, Tennessee, as I was parked in front of the Vanderbilt University library waiting to pick up my roommate, a very attractive nursing student walked in front of my car. We had our first date on Valentine's Day. We were engaged by July 4. (I had to overcome a certain resistance on her part.) We were married that Thanksgiving, and the next Thanksgiving our firstborn son arrived.

I wonder what might have happened had either of us had the device explained in today's NYT. See below. And how would your lives have differed had this thing figured in your life's history.

http://www.nytimes.com/2004/02/12/te...ts/12love.html

[Kaiser]

Some thoughts: it seems that technology is increasingly being used to reduce human contact and interaction. We see this in kids who would rather sit in front of a screen than play outside with other kids; with "Friends' on TV taking the place of real friends, and (no offense to all of my compadres here), with virtual interaction taking the place of real. On-line shopping, virtual reality, all of this technology seems to have the effect of placing us on our asses more and getting us out and about less. (And ranting in cyberspace instead of to real people! )

Anybody else have this same feeling?

My personal pet peeve: the family meal has completely gone by the wayside in many households today. It is one of the few times where families can connect, and it is being usurped by overly busy schedules and TV.

OK, I'm done ranting to the faceless hordes in cyberspace now.

[Wired]

Congrats on your long marriage Gardener. Seems that's a rarity these days.

Here's a nice article for Valentine's Day. Wonderful message to send to kids. NOT.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/4250262/

[russ]

Originally posted by Kaiser:
Some thoughts: it seems that technology is increasingly being used to reduce human contact and interaction. We see this in kids who would rather sit in front of a screen than play outside with other kids; with "Friends' on TV taking the place of real friends, and (no offense to all of my compadres here), with virtual interaction taking the place of real. On-line shopping, virtual reality, all of this technology seems to have the effect of placing us on our asses more and getting us out and about less. (And ranting in cyberspace instead of to real people! )

Anybody else have this same feeling?

My personal pet peeve: the family meal has completely gone by the wayside in many households today. It is one of the few times where families can connect, and it is being usurped by overly busy schedules and TV.

OK, I'm done ranting to the faceless hordes in cyberspace now.

So, did you send the wife an e-card for Valentine's day? [img]tongue.gif[/img]