Instead of a phunnie, something to think about..  Jeannie  <><
 

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 > :    The paradox of our time in history is that ...
 > :    we have taller buildings, but shorter tempers;
 > :    wider freeways, but narrower viewpoints;
 > :    We spend more, but have less;
 > :     we buy more, but enjoy it less.
 > :    We have  bigger houses and smaller families;
 > :    more conveniences, but less time;
 > :    we have  more degrees, but less sense;
 > :    more knowledge, but less judgment;
 > :    more  experts, but more problems;
 > :    more medicine, but less wellness.
 > :
 > :    We drink  too much, smoke too much, spend too recklessly, and laugh
too little, drive too  fast, get too angry to quickly, stay up too late, and
get up too tired, read too  little, watch TV too much, and pray too seldom.
 > :
 > :    We have multiplied our  possessions, but reduced our values.
 > :    We talk too much, love too seldom,  and hate too often.
 > :    We've learned how to make a living, but not a life;
 > :    we've added years to life, not life to years.
 > :
 > :    We've been all the way to  the moon and back,
 > :    but have trouble crossing the street to meet the new  neighbor.
 > :    We've conquered outer space, but not inner space;
 > :    We've done  larger things, but not better things;
 > :    We've cleaned up the air, but polluted  the soul;
 > :    We've split the atom, but not our prejudice;
 > :    We write more, but  learn less;
 > :    We plan more, but accomplish less.
 > :
 > :    We've learned to rush,  but not to wait;
 > :    We have higher incomes, but lower morals;
 > :    We have more food,  but less appeasement;
 > :    We build more computers to hold more information to  produce more
copies than ever, but have less communication;
 > :    We've become long  on quantity, but short on quality.
 > :
 > :    These are the times of fast foods and  slow digestion;
 > :    tall men, and short character;
 > :    steep profits, and shallow  relationships.
 > :
 > :    These are the times of world peace, but domestic warfare;
 > :    more  leisure, but less fun;
 > :    more kinds of food, but less nutrition.
 > :
 > :    These are days of two incomes, but more divorce;
 > :    of fancier houses, but broken homes.
 > :    These are days of quick trips, disposable diapers,
 > :    throw away morality, one-night stands, overweight bodies,
 > :    and pills that do everything from cheer to quiet, to kill.
 > :
 > :    It is a time when  there is much in the show window and nothing in
the stockroom; a time when  technology can bring this letter to you, and a
time when you can choose  either to make a difference ...
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 > :    or to just hit delete