Today I had to walk to the bank and that meant that I had to walk through the big parking lot adjacent to the big mall. The lot was full and everyone wanted to find a good parking spot. From the view I had many moments before the walk I saw that the collective headaches could be stopped if they parked just a little bit further than where they would have liked to. There was plenty of room afterall. But no. They need to save energy and time for their long walks in the mall. Most exercise they will get all year.

As I entered through the mall (it was a shortcut and warmer) to get to my destination I could hear the kids scream and yell. I hoped they wouldn't yell at their children because they were just being kids. I tried to walk at a normal pace and was cut off repeatedly. I did not get angry like many people would. I did however think about how some people would and indeed I saw that happen too. The clothing displays were prominent and I started to think about how anything goes these days. Shares are down for a prominent clothing company that encourages group sex afterall. This is true. No time to get mad about that though. Bigger fish to fry. Someone got trampled on trying to get a DVD this weekend. The institution said it's rare and hopes they come back as a shopper.

Distractions are everywhere. The common feeling is that we mind our own business. A spaceship of ours could get its door knocked on by visitors and we would not even care. Movies. Sports. TV. Videogames. Computers. Internet. Screening us everywhere. You are looking at this right now. What were you looking at before this? How much time do you have to think independently? Really. You have to make that time. Let's go for a walk again.

One day he woke up and finally realized that the definition of a good personality equated to being able to read minds. He thought this was 'normal' all this time.

Her friends always talked about how the wheels turned and turned and yet they didn't intervene at all. They saw this happening to her for years and finally when they decided to do something about it she told them they were a couple of months too late. But thanks anyway.

They want to wake up early every morning. Read the newspaper. Get some exercise in. Take some pills. Maintenance is the key. For your car. For your home. For yourself. Take some more pills. Get some rest. See the nightly news. Go to bed early every evening.