I'M SAFE

NO ONE HAS EVER BEEN MUGGED FOR A BOOK. I'M SAFE. NOT SAFE IS THE FUTURE OF AN AMERICA IN WHICH COMPUTER 'NERDS' BECOME VIOLENT. 9 INSTANCES OF VIOLENCE ACROSS THIS NATION OVER A 'STUPID' PLAYSTATION 3 GAME SYSTEM - EITHER FROM ATTEMPTED ROBBERIES OF THEIR CASH WHILE WAITING IN A LINE OR OF THE PLAY STATION ITSELF AFTER THE PURCHASE BY OTHER IRATE MANIACS. FIRST QUESTION RAISED IS "WHY ARE NOT THESE YOUNG ADULT 'IDIOTS' WORKING AT A JOB INSTEAD OF WAITING IN A LINE FOR THREE DAYS? SECOND QUESTION RAISED IS "WHERE DID SO MANY AMERICANS CHARACTERIZED AS 'BEING UNABLE TO MAKE ENDS MEET' SCROUNGE UP $600 OR MORE TO PURCHASE CONSOLES FROM STORES OR ON E-BAY? THIRD QUESTION RAISED IS "WHY DO I BOTHER TO ASK?" THE 'GOT TO HAVE IT' CRAZE IS NOT NEW.

SNEAKERS, GAME BOY, NINTENDO, MICROSOFT WINDOWS, BEENIE BABIES, TICKLE ME ELMO, CABBAGE PATCH DOLLS, FURRBIES, THE X BOX, THE iPOD - EACH HAS BEEN THE 'RAGE.' BUT I'M SAFE FROM FADS. READING NEVER 'GOES OUT OF STYLE.' WHETHER I LIVED IN 1924 WHEN A MESSAGE COULD TRAVEL AROUND THE GLOBE VIA TELEGRAPH IN 16 SECONDS OR LIVE TODAY WHEN VIA THE WORLD-WIDE WEB MESSAGING IS INSTANTANEOUS - MY MESSAGES 'BY AND LARGE' COME ACROSS THE PRINTED PAGE. MY FAVORITE BOOK CAN STILL BE PURCHASED 'FREE' FROM LIBRARIES. IF I WERE A WOMAN 9 MONTHS PREGNANT I WOULD NOT SIT ON A COOLER ANTICIPATING PRIZED CATCHES OF SONY PLAYSTATION 3'S TO PLEASE 2 BOYS. I WOULD BE AT HOME QUIETLY ENJOYING SOME READING, AWAITING MOTHERHOOD.