"Be Less Stupid" The Internet Won't Stop Tomorrow

It's not just Kayne's novel that will help keep our intellects sharp. He offers some advice about curbing the Internet habit, which can be a dumbing-down experience, no doubt.

When this stopwatch beeps, honestly ask yourself how you feel. Compare this to how you felt at the end of your 15-minute walk. Ask yourself what, if anything, you learned while those 15 minutes of wasting time on the Internet. Did it help you in some way? Are you better off? This is a question often asked by political challengers: Are you better off than __ years ago? So then, are you better off than fifteen minutes ago? Otherwise, don't re-elect the Internet.

Finally, previously I get to the business of this Group, I invite you to partake of all the free goodness at the Internet Archive Digital Library, which in February announced its program to offer the 80,000 volume e-book collection to be available for lending through public libraries across America. How it works:

Now to business. It is with a sad heart that R&BLers bids farewell to 88kathy's weekly Monday morning series, "And the Winner Is. . ." Fans of these installments, which taught us about so many international literary awards, will miss finding about who are some of the best writers in the world and how they're being honored. Thanks very much for your valuable series, 88kathy.