More quick hits
1. The white wires of isolation run from our ears, the soundtracks of our lives all jampacked on a tiny futuristic box. Some bob their heads slightly moved by the music. Is this the Johnny Carson of our generation?

2. Why is it that in a time when everything is getting faster and faster, Instant winning takes longer? It used to be right there on the wrapper. Now you have to go online to see if you've won.

3. I carried a cell phone all day long and have suffered no ill effects. The problem, you see, is that when the phone rang I answered it and when I needed to make a call, I made it. That's what cell phones are for, you're saying. And I repeat- the problem...

4. I smell like trash. Marry me?