This picture is one I am familiar with. When we get together as a larger family - we all often end up on our Mac's.

As funny as this is - I agree that there is a danger. Are we putting too much attention on people and issues that are really not that important at the expense of people and events that are?

It has been easy for me to hide at home online. But I have decided to go into town much more often. I am finding that just being there causes me to bump into people that are important to me.

I have also been calling a few of my close online friends more too.

I have been more discriminating.

After all I can only really pay attention to very few people.
1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21, 34, 55, 89, 144

A question that I am asking myself is who have I put in what layer of intimacy?

If you put people who should be in the inner layer, such as your spouse, child, BF out in the 144 layer (The Max Dunbar) then you are in trouble.

We have to be able to be touched - Groom - by the inner layers - to be really in good social shape.

I am thinking more about this....

Amplify’d from www.wallstreetjournal.com

When you're out to dinner, does your BlackBerry occupy a seat at the table? Does your spouse ever check email before saying "good morning" to the kids? Does your son sleep with his laptop? It may be time for a technology cleanse.

But be warned: As with any other diet, it isn't easy. Read more at www.wallstreetjournal.com