I am terrified for the future of our society. I went into Papa Murphy's to get a pizza the other night and I was paying for the pizza. The total was $15.26 or something like that. I pulled out a $20 and handed it to the girl. "I have .26 cents" I said, reaching in my pocket. That way, I would get $5 back and not 4 ones and a bunch of change.

She looked at me in a panic, "I'm sorry, but I already put it in..." as she looked down at the cash register. I realized that what she meant was that she had already punched in the amount received as $20.00 and the cash register had already told her the amount of change to give me. She was unable to figure out the math to take my change and give me the $5.

"It's allright," I smiled, thinking - this chick's elevator doesn't go all the way to the top. My mind was racing... Could this possibly be happening? Have we gotten to the point that we can't figure things out without a machine telling us the exact change to dole out? Do they teach problem-solving skills anymore? Is this a sign of what is to come, or is she just slow? Am I over-reacting? And then the fatal... I must be getting old if these little interchanges bother me.

Sometimes, I need to be quiet and not think about things too much.