The Book (out today) claim those fancy inventions like the Internet has put a damper on the joys of "outdoor frolics, imagination and storytelling" -- leaving in it's place...ew, yuck..."home-alone depersonalized social networking" (where everyone looks better than you)...and lots of "bad hand-eye coordination" ...oh and don't forget the "bad acne"...what' losers you all are:
"In this age of video games and mobile phones, there must still be a place for knots, treehouses and stories of incredible courage," write brothers Conn & Hal Iqqulden.
The book comes with basic "instructions on making things," with "inspirational tales about explorers and adventurers, information on spiders and insects, plus answers to questions that plague even adults, such as "Why is the sky blue?" and "Why do ships sail against the wind?"
So, maybe that was what that 'cutie' in the Bar was talking about when she said : "hey, go fly a kite."
