If you sit in the library after school, text-messaging to people across the room (“Hey, whassup? RUOK? :-) L8R”), you’ve successfully eliminated 98 percent of the nuance of face-to-face dialogue, the delicious nuance and also the awkward stuff, like when you send a big textual hug (“((H))”) to people you’ve never actually put your arms around — you’ve skipped some essential steps in gaining intimacy.
I.H.T. Op-Ed Contributor - 2txt? Or Nt2txt? - NYTimes.com
Garrison Keillor, again weighing in on The Kids These Days, and how his crucial insights will save a generation. To quote The Who, a band I’m sure Keillor views with similar disdain, the kids are alright. Keillor, on the other hand, has been more than a little soft in the head for a long time.
