1/29/07 10:48AM

Ah, today feels rant-o-riffic does it not? And what would Natural Failure be without ranting about one thing or another? I'll tell you, it would be a hideous ogre beast, don't let anyone tell you different. So, on with the rant: Ever heard of NDD? Me neither, that is, until I read the sunday paper last week. Apparently, some fancy-pants Doctor guy is trying to convince everyone that technology is the scapegoat for all of the things wrong with the youth of today. He went on to blame A.D.D., A.D.H.D., Childhood Obesity, and many other things, stating that we need to get back to nature to not be fat retards with short attention spans. Granted I am summing it up into one big ball of stupid theory, but thats the gist I got from the article. Needless to say that we here at NF obviously disagree with any generally sweeping statements about our precious technology. Did they ever bother to consider that todays parents might be ill-equiped to take care of their children? And I believe I put it best when I said the other day:"Each child has their own mixed cocktail of what makes them tick: video games, school, parents, Etc.. These things are all different per person, and all of them help to make the kid fat, lazy or whatever. There is no simple solution. But I still believe parents have the biggest influence on their kids lifestyles." Granted this is all a slanted opinion since I hold videogames close to my heart with my sweaty hands. But thats what this section is here for. For me and greg to tell you that you're wrong.

Toodles,

Nate W.