People do and say things online that they never would do otherwise. The people I see in my office - they're not perverts, but they get online and suddenly, they're sex fiends.

Seemingly harmless office pools can introduce the lure and excitement of gambling to the 5 to 8 percent of the population who cannot handle social gambling. A company-sanctioned office pool may be the first experience a person has with gambling, and employers need to be cautious about potentially problematic activities.

We've seen so much enthusiasm for this program in Orlando and Atlanta. The seniors are eager to go online and use email, and the students are proud of their role as teacher and mentor - ultimately we'd like to bring this program to schools and senior centers across the country.

People are already struggling and feeling like they need to keep up with the variety of information sources they already have. There are upper limits to how much we can manage.

Protestations of indifference to higher office are hard to take seriously when the 'non-candidate' is busily engaged in testing the waters.

Our culture is about distraction, numbing oneself.