Ponce:

Sounds good to me as I also prefer to live alone, but I don't think I want the interactive wall panels etc. that you have described. Have you read the book Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury? In this book he describes the very wall panels you mention along with another frightening reality of the future. If you have not read it there is an on-line synopsis here http://www.bookrags.com/notes/451/. I am not saying this is what you are recommending, but I can't help wonder if this isn't where we are heading with a certain amount of "canned social networking." A good friend of mine is a college professor and he speaks of todays college kids as having laptops, cellphones, PDA's iPODS then pursue an altogether different agenda and cannot even pass his class. Then they have the nerve to mention this to Mom and Dad, or whomever and they protest the grade and make my friend feel like it is his fault and not theirs. Where is the responsibility in this, I ask? Again, I am not saying you are wrong, but I hope our society never comes to any of this reality, or future.

On another note, it is amazing how many people pay big $$$ to have an "outdoor" experience, but somehow their fun sounds hollow to me. As for me, I am happy to be alone and go about life alone because I am always the skeptic, but with some Luddite thrown in for good measure. After this I will go for a walk in the canyon.

Take care,
Stargazer