Every post I’ve started in the last few days reflects the bitter mood I’ve acquired since it’s become clear that my Power Mac G5 will never boot with Leopard. The $3k upgrade looking me in the face taints my mood. Keep that in mind while I (hopefully) finish a post full of vitriol.

My dear friend Cynthia “starred” this blog post discussing some crackpot’s idea of spending one night a week without staring at a screen.

“One night a week, I am going to completely unplug from anything with a screen,” Stallings writes. “This means no computer, no cell phone, no movies. I plan to focus instead on the other things I like doing like writing letters, crafting, organizing, dancing, going for walks, cooking and making tea, writing in my paper journal.”

<queue Lewis Black whine>I’ve got a better idea. Spend one night a week without the a/c or heat turned on. While you’re at it, how about you just decide to spend one night a week sleeping in the forest naked? Or, if you’re not that adventurous just spend one night a week eating uncooked meat. Technology is obviously the problem, so you should eschew all of it.

…and stop walking upright that night, too.