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I was on the phone with Harry from SBC telling him I couldn't connect to the internet this morning. He took me through a 45 minute process to finally tell me that there is an outage in my neighborhood that would be fixed by tomorrow. Tomorrow?! I said to myself... what am I supposed to do without my beautiful DSL? Oh how I long for that good LAN Network at USF. When I could turn on my computer and just be connected to the rest of the world. I didn't have to dial shit. But DSL is at least much better than a 32 KBps Dial up connection right? It's all the same thing, it's just going to take me a little longer to get there. And where were we without cell phones? How did wives let their husbands know they were going to be a little late for dinner? Don't you remember the days without cell phones? When you had to memorize numbers and write them down in phone books or post them on your bulletin board? Wasn't it nice? Remember when you used to go outside and play? Don't you miss not having the interaction with another human being? We need physical contact. There was a study performed by some Ivy-League kids that said if you are not touched or held as a baby your life span is cut drastically short. That's what the world is coming to. Pretty soon we won't need doctors and lawyers and professors; Everything will be done online or with a robot. I don't know about you but that shit scares me. Sometimes I just want to talk on the phone with you and not IM you. I like the anticipation of telling you my good news in person. Is that wrong? Wait a few extra minutes while I walk down the street ... I don't have anything against new things. I think it's wonderful: the educational prowess of people but before you buy that fast as hell internet connection or your boost mobile phone, think of the risks. If that shit stops working your stress intensity shoots through the roof. Your heart starts beating faster because of the anticipation that has been created. If you're not instantly and constantly gratified anymore you're susceptible to ulcers and heart attacks and even death. I wanna live, not waste my time on inanimate objects. The world is moving so fast and I have become the poster-child for a generation spoiled by technology. Why does everything have to be faster? Why do we want to live so fast? I believe we have only one life so why not cherish it for all the time that it gives you and not all the time that it takes away. This has been a Public Service Announcement from your not-so-normal broadcast of LSBC Lauren's Soap Box Connection.