Connected, but are we really communicating?

Today as I was browsing through my AARP magazine I ran across this gem of an article by David Dudley who rightly states in his opening remarks... "We tweet, we text, we email. Everybody's chatting, but is anybody listening? Why America needs to revive the vanishing art of conversation. We need to talk."

Facebook posts are an easy target - most everyone will agree that clipped online conversations consisting of "intermittent volleys of confession, gossip and one-liners" are now replacing good old fashioned face to face conversation and "we're in danger of becoming a nation of hyperconnected hermits."

That became very evident to me this last weekend at my houseparty in Pajaro Dunes where we all chose to put away our computers and cell phones momentarily to engage, learn, interact and experience - making for a very memorable and fun time!

Velma