Just One More Thing

Think of the most normal person you know. Go ahead and try. And, please, don't even consider me. I wouldn't want that moniker. Because honestly, what is "normal?" We got into this discussion as an apartment last night and it was tough trying to think of all the normal people we knew, because there aren't many. Everyone has their quips and quirks that makes them who they are. Here are a few of mine: I wear a beanie when I sleep. Is that normal? I bought a Wolverine action figure at Target the other day. Is that normal? I prefer to not have alcohol involved when I party. Is that normal? Heck, you can pinpoint plenty of historical figures who weren't "normal." Martin Luther King Jr. preferring peaceful actions over violence? So outside the norm. Elvis gyrating those hips? Definitely not normal. Henry Ford? Walt Disney? Those guys without a doubt went beyond normal thinking. If you think about all those people around you, there's a reason you...

Just the other day, I was reflecting on our young adult population on this college campus. I was thinking to myself how beautiful a fall day it was, yet how many students would miss that, walking around with their heads fully engrossed in their phones. And every time I show up at the bus stop, the first thing I see almost every student do is whip out their phone and nonchalantly kiss society goodbye. When I work out at Camp, we forfeit our right to technology by becoming invested in our campers for the duration of our time there. I think too many people, myself included, are overly dependent on their technology, whatever that technology may be. I obsessively check my email, Twitter, and messages throughout the day, when in reality I’m not that popular that I have that much going on socially. I take pride in replying quickly to emails, but by not doing so no one will be offended or put off. I truly love being forced to put aside my technology (aside from my digital watch, an es...