Social Networking -- Almost as good as having friends

[mjhinton]

Or perhaps I should quote, "Much ado about nothing." Do you really need to be "in contact" (as hollow a phrase as 'clockwise') with someone every moment? Cell phone; text messaging; twitter -- and for the oldsters, email and blogging. Ever heard the expression "alone with your thoughts"? Wikipedia it. Better yet: Tune out. Pull the plug and get off the Net for a while. Go outside. (Hey, leave the cellphone, PDA and MP3 player inside.)