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The lost art of conversation.

T here has never been a time in history where humans were more connected, why is it that everyone I talk to seems lonely, disconnected, and irrelevant ? Traditional face-to-face communication once a valued ancient form of expression, is on life support . Will the art of conversation stand the test of time? I s pent my most of senior year at university speaking in front of large groups of students and professors, only for that training to rarely be used in real life. The reality of life in this modern high-speed, wiz-bang world is this; we have access to large volumes of information at the speed of light, but no one is teaching us HOW to use it, perhaps the same is true with social media, firearms, doughnuts and illicit drugs. We own an old sign that reads, "save fuel, PHONE," pretty smart tactic during the beginning of the telephone era, signaling an alternative to drive over to speak to someone, which has been the standard in the first half of my life, now It...

Ship sans rudder

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Ship without a rudder... Why is taking so long for common sense to catch up with the civil right laws?  Either our common sense has been hijacked, or our representatives have been hijacked! 15% approval rating says it all, how long do the citizens have to put up with these dull ratings.  Its past time for a major shift of power back to the citizens and away from corrupt representatives.  Thank you for your service, but your services are no longer needed, time to take leave representatives.  Dismissed! When is the last time you received any correspondence from a representative on how you feel about the issues that matter most to you? Personally, I have never had any interaction with any representatives on any matter, absent town hall meetings, how do reps know how to vote on issues? Not to dissect further into psyche speculation, after all, we have been victims of subtle mind control and now weather control, nothing is wrong we shout at ourselves, ar...