Addict

According to the NYT, it is possible to become addicted to the constant flow of information coming through the Web, e-mail, cell phones, handhelds, etc. Attendant with this data crave is a shorter attention span (shocking, I know). I’ll admit to compulsively checking my e-mail and having way too many feeds in my aggregator, but I like to think that I wouldn’t start sweating and getting the shakes if my system went down.
I read a promising review of Krakauer’s new book about the Mormons. And the Mormons are pissed. I suspect that this book won’t just upset Mormons. Judging from the review, fundamentalists off most stripes will be perturbed by Krakauer’s conclusions regarding religion, zealotry, and violence. I’ll have to find time to read this. I keep telling myself I’ll read more nonfiction, but I can’t seem to resist a good story. Just read my copy of Volume I of Transmetropolitan. Great stuff.
On the home stretch of my next short story. It sucks, but I see these as warm-up exercises for, hopefully, better stuff in the future.
The Onion should be declared a national treasure. Read this.