“I can imagine a future in which real books will exist but in a more limited, particular way.”
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I have no idea how to get in touch with anyone anymore. Everyone, it seems, has a home phone, a cell phone, a regular e-mail account, a Facebook account, a Twitter account, and a Web site. Some of them also have a Google Voice number. There are the sentimental few who still have fax machines.
You may never learn the names of any of the people you talk to in a dog park, even after many, many hours spent there with them, and many hours of conversation. But if - knock on wood - anything should ever happen to your dog, these nameless non-strangers will rally, sympathize, offer to help, and hold your hand. I know this from experience.
One of my favorite activities as a teen-ager was to watch television over the phone with my best friend.
I went to a football school, which meant that I went to a university that served up education and was simultaneously operating a sports franchise.
