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my family and my music.

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technology (good for the paycheck, bad for the psyche)

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to wear clean underwear. You never know when you'll be in the hospital and you'd have wanted them then...

My childhood ambition ...

to be a police officer.

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performing in Carnegie Hall

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I'm very opinionated, and when I write, I can fully express my opinions.

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two: deli clerk and church organist

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my kids playing in the foothills of the beautiful Rocky Mountains

Computers & Technology > Phone Technologies & Issues Should cell phone use be banned while driving?

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Our first instinct in this country is to turn to "new laws" to correct the poor behavior of other people. That's okay; laws are designed to protect us from the poor choices of others. However, the knee-jerk reaction of "ban it!" should be tempered with common sense and logic.

There is no need for a new law specifically regarding speaking on cell phones. We already have laws in this country prohibiting "distracted driving," and they are effective. Distracted driving is an offense which includes many different kinds of distracting behaviors, including eating, reading books or newspap...

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