Here’s a question for you: Is your life really your own? Or does your life belong to those around you? It seems to me that no person should be allowed to kill themselves. Life is something we can’t replace when it’s gone, and to me, it seems like your life isn't just yours. You have family that depends on you and loves you. You have coworkers that need you. You have friends that love you. When you’re dead, you don’t get back up and say, “Darn, I lost a life. But hey! I’ve still got 3 more!”...

It seems to me, that life is a constant state of MapQuest. Everything is rush and go, and if a website takes more than 5 seconds to load, you're hitting the Refresh button because it's going to slow. People at McDonalds start getting angry if their order takes longer than a minute. It's a stop and go society, or rather, a fast food society, where everyone is on the go and everything has to be portable and have zero net carbs. Seems like it's all the time driving to work, driving home from wor...

You know what I'm talking about. You can't go to a store or a mall or any other public place anymore without having your mug on camera. And now that cameras are becoming more and more mainstream, they're putting them up, not for security, but for marketing and sales counts and other business issues. And while these camera photographs for business do not seem so intrusive, they can be attained by anyone with the right information. I'm reminded of the telescreens from 1984. Constantly watchi...

I'd guess I'd start out by saying I'm new, and that you are all welcome to it. What I write will be opinionated, and subjective. I do demand certain things of myself, so if I am going to put the time into writing it, I shall at least have the very basic knowledge of that subject, plus whatever else I can consume in my lunch hour. Don't expect tireless drivel about family life and what my dog looks like. That is conterproductive and counterintuitive. Commiting an act of crimethink is not some...