1. To refuse or deny oneself; to reject; to renounce.
2. To give up (rights, claims, etc.); to surrender; to relinquish.
I read a news story today about a tenth grade class that tried to go one week without the use of any electronic devices. No TV, no iPod, no cellphone, etc. You can read the full story here. Needless to say, they didn't do so well, but it makes you wonder just how dependent you have become on technology. For example, our microwave recently blew up. In the grand scheme of things I suppose microwaves are a relatively new invention, but you don't realize how much you use one until it fries itself instead of the thing you're hoping to reheat one day.
Anyway, the story made me want to turn off the TV and go sit on the porch with a book, so that's what I'm about to do, and I'm not even going to take my iPod along.
Big Kid.
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