Oct. 23

This was a bizarre discussion. It was strange and frustrating hearing all this weird criticism and worry around the cell phone habits of teenagers. I mean... Jesus... how old are most of the people in the class? Most of us are in our twenties or younger. It wasn't that freaking long ago that most of the people in the class were teenagers themselves and were most likely guilty of similar habits and priorities and yet here they are, harping away like old folks at those crazy youths. The kids will be fine, quit whining about their text messages and attention spans. The moment you start actually expressing FEAR and CONCERN about the way teenagers behave you begin to fossilize yourself. You might as well start whipping out the dates and metamucil. I don't think there's anything to worry about. They'll grow up, they'll be just like you. It's never a good sign when sitting through a class makes someone who doesn't smoke feel like he needs a cigarette.