Electronic hugs. C U on the net. Distance. I don't like it! I need to talk.

So I'm writing you for some teenager advice.

The gift of my life is constantly engaged in electronic warfare. Soon his fingers may be one giant callus.

How do we show them to embrace communication - person to person, soul to soul, face to human face, sharing experience to real life experiences?

Recalling my teenage experience (no I’m not that old -a very young 45) and how perfect that was HA! Today's tween's and teens process of communication is so different and complex. Not bad, just dangerously different. Where is the human touch?

The difference I see is a new form of socialization; an electron socialization.

The pressures of this new form of socialization to me is a new electronic existentialism. In other words: communication face to face will soon be secondary or a luxury. Very foreign and uncomfortable, even a forbiden social behavior.

Human interaction on a personal face to face basis is becoming no longer necessary. The electronic pathway to discussion is cheaper, easy and faster: but still - it drives me nuts.

Note: I do however, love the web camera! It gives me a small but important sense of connectivity or link to the my human element.

The millennium generation lives in a bubble surrounded by electrons and subliminal images of reality. Right? No.

They'll be alright!
They love the earth and hate what is happening to it.
They are for peace and against aggression and war.
They are very angry with the economic mess they are left with. Doesn't that sound vaguely famililar?

Let's get together and talk about it OK?

Text me later or I'll be in the chat room at 8; email me and I'll check my schedule; I can't talk now, can we IM later?

Am I the only one that feels like we are slowly inching away from transferring our senses to a computer..funny that you are reading this on one.

WHAT A HYPOCRITE! Me that is.

When we put our angels to bed we think they are sleeping in a dreamy abyss. Truth is they're texting a friend or watching the latest you tube download.

How do you control it, change the behavior, or at least diminish this electronic addiction? I want them to experience life on a visceral level as well as a cerebral one. Can they really reach out and touch someone? I hope they never stop.

I would love to hear from any experienced parental units.

Respond by email please...I might be on a web conference or in a very busy chat environment.

What to do……

am I just paranoid....I don't know. Artist- Green Day

Today the polls were tightening up. People are not giving up on either party:

That's GOOD NEWS!!!

But, over the past several months I have been troubled and I thought I should tell you why.

I'm really nervous about Barack Obama getting into the White House. There I said it!

Why?

1. Too many radical and dangerous leaders (Castro [Cuba], Chavez [Venezuela], Ahmadinejad [Iran]) around the world prefer him in the White House.

2. His associations with anti-American radical hate groups and domestic terrorist (Rashid Khalidi[a PLO activist], Bill Ayers [former leader of The Weather Underground and Author: "Prairie Fire: The Politics of Revolutionary Anti-Imperialism."] is just plain scary.

3. His Pastor in Chicago for more than a decade was the Reverend Jeremiah Right. Obama claims he was never in Church when this guy went off on America and our government.
So; this "tiger" only shows his strips when Barack Obama wasn't there? Are they serious? He (Obama) said that Right was like an Uncle to him. Now I understand being around an Uncle who you have serious disagreements with as A CHILD! After all, your there because your Parents say you have to be. But, as an adult! You can choose to leave! He choose to listen to this stuff for more than 10 YEARS! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iQ-3VG3ush0

If these are just coincidences, why is John McCain void of such coincidences?
If the mainstream Media is so heavily on Barack’s side; why aren't they finding tons of stuff to fowl McCain's campaign? I mean; where's the dirt?

How is this "dirt" so easily found about Barack Obama and his (very close) associations with these people. This guy is young! How can you have so many unfortunate associations in less than 20 professional years?
I would think you would have to chase these type of relationships...they don't just show up at your doorstep!

Why is it so accepted and brushed aside?

What did George Bush and the republicans do to the media? Why are they so so anti Republican? EVERYONE IN THE WORLD WAS FOOLED BY THE W.M.D. ISSUE. Check the U.N. records since 1991!

If he wins (cross fingers-NO): will an Obama Presidency change the ideals and fabric of our nation? A nation built with bricks of law and principles.

I may be a little paranoid here but, I’m afraid the day will come when this “change” will turn to revenge and serious separatism.

So many “dangerous” leaders throughout history and mostly during hard economic and uncertain times, have proclaimed the same “change” word and the "follow me for a better future”. It seems to be the mantra for politics. That guy made your life miserable and spent all your money; he sucks...I can make you happy and rich...vote for me!

What will we become? Have we become too comfortable and complacent?

How many of us forgot 7 years ago.

Did you volunteer to help during Katrina or did you just figure the Government would take care of the problem!

We, all of us, have lost the purpose and ideals that this government was formed on in the first place:
To protect the rights of the individual and limit government in our daily lives.

Today, everyone has this "big brother" understanding and acceptance of our government. From the local Board of Trustees to the US Congress: the accepted dogma is:
BIG GOVERNMENT FIRST, THE LITTLE PEOPLE - SECOND.

Think about it. Who is the average person most afraid of? Remember what your Father told you: "only 2 things in life are certain: death and taxes:

Oh yea...now I remember. Be afraid...be very afraid.

Is this purposed "change" really all that progressive? Or, is my (yours too) fear of change delivered through a shroud?

I don’t know folks. I've never felt such a high level of uncertainty in any political contest.

Is it just me?