At this point, I realize: He is making a monster of me.

Without knowing it, the adults in our lives practiced a most productive kind of behavior modification. After our chores and household duties were done we were give "permission" to read. In other words, our elders positioned reading as a privilege - a much sought-after prize, granted only to those goodhardworkers who earned it. How clever of them.

Installing massive amounts of wireless devices into every city may eventually be proven to be a global weather modification system.