This "That 70's show"-looking theme makes me think about

when I was a kid: no computers, no cell phones, no digital cameras, no XBOXes...
How is it that nowadays we have to be bombarded continuously with information? It's getting to a point where people have their opinion dictated to them by CNN, where kids can't concentrate more than 2 minutes if the stimuli doesn't change, where you're expected to answer the phone wherever you are, be it in your car or on the ski slopes.

Whatever happened to just enjoying some peace and quiet? When you're climbing a mountain, do you *have* to take a digital picture with the cell phone and immediately send it to your friends to let them know where you are? Does it make it more enjoyable when someone else knows about it *right away*? Can't you enjoy life without having your own audience? (And here I am writing this in a *Blog*...)