Are we there yet?

I am not sure but then where are we going? Is it 1984 yet? Oh, we passed it, that is right but George Orwell had no idea what lay ahead. One aspect of Big Brother's encroachment into our daily lives, according to some people, is RFID tags in clothing, passports, drivers licenses, etc. I don't really see it that way but then that is me. The genie with information about me escaped from the bottle years ago with the innocent little demographics cards we all got when purchasing something via mail or on the phone.

Cell phone mis-use is also a hot topic but one person seems to have come up with a very good and simple idea to ward of using cell phones as detonators for bombs:

"If each cell was to dial up every phone that was tuned into that cell for a second or less every few minutes, then anyone making a bomb runs the risk of the bomb being detonated during manufacture or delivery. This would solve two problems at one go. It would stop the bomb from being planted in the target area, and there is also a chance that it would remove the bombers. Once it is known that the system is operational, it would be a keen bomber who would take the risk of using mobile phones to detonate destructive bombs. I know it won't stop the bombing, but it would remove the use of mobile phones as detonation devices." I think this is a splendid idea.

As for equal time for creationism vs. evolution, someone else has hit upon an interesting point:

"We are hearing a demand from the religious right for "equal time," with evolution and creationism taught alongside each other in public schools.
But I wonder why we should stop there? Shouldn't we include astrology to be taught with astronomy? And shouldn't faith-healing be included in medical school? What about "unexplained UFO phenomena" for physics?
And while we are at it, how about adding "crop circle theory" for UC Davis agricultural students?" Another splendid idea. Let's give equal time to everything.

Are we there yet? Well, August is almost over and there are less then four months until Christmas. We might get there, wherever that is, as we race downhill to the finish line. That is, if one even exists.