If I was bent on destroying humanity, it seems to me the best way to do it would be to make everyone dependent on one thing, and then take it away. What would that one thing be? Coffee? Possibly. There is a Starbucks on every corner and rampant latte addictions afflict most of the population. It's an interesting thought, but my diabolic mind has come up with a better plan.  The way to bring humankind to its knees is to completely submerge it in technology. E-mail, blogs, websites, PDAs, Blue Tooth phones, ipods, My Space, Facebook and Blackberries. All done? Is everyone now dependent on screens to access information, connect with each other and generally get through the day? Are we sufficiently separated from our fellow man so we've done away with the need to actually talk face to face with our brethren? Great. If I was bent on destruction all I'd have to do now is pull the universal plug. Maybe it's one virus that does it or a worldwide power outage but it would leave us as helpless as babes. I speaketh of what I liveth, because my computer crashed this week. As much as I loathe to say it, I am just as cyber addicted as every other Joe Schmoe. When my Dell went to the cyber hospital, I wandered around in helpless circles. No e-mail? No word processing. No....INTERNET? Good golly. It pains me to think that I have lost the ability to do any useful work without a keyboard and a mouse. Did Leonardo have a computer? Did Louis Pasteur? Did Abraham Lincoln? No, and come to think of it...maybe it's a good thing they didn't!