New Year obligation to post

The Acceleration of Addictiveness: "What hard liquor, cigarettes, heroin, and crack have in common is that they're all more concentrated forms of less addictive predecessors. Most if not all the things we describe as addictive are. And the scary thing is, the process that created them is accelerating."

God this year and every year, save me from my need nay my visceral attraction to faster, slimmer, safer, shinier, cheaper toys that promise to give me convenience, peace of mind and other therapeutic benefits.