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Why Relationships Matter More Than All the Other Stuff

Thursday, December 13th, 2007

It’s amazing the perspective you gain when one out of three people in your state doesn’t have electricity and it’s the middle of an ice storm. The things we take for granted easily become apparent: heat, light, water, security. A normal day somehow starts to seem so epic, when you think about the relative ease [...]

A Generation of Instant Communication

Thursday, December 13th, 2007

A few months ago, I read this interesting article about college students trying to have a day with no electronic media. They went, for one 24-hour period, without television, computers, iPods, radio, video games, CD players, records, cell phones or land lines.
One described the experience as a “grueling pain,” and another said: “I was in [...]

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