Picking up some Rx this morning at the pharmacy and

[customerserviceguy]

5. I can understand

your aversion to conspiracy theories, but I do believe the powers that be would really like it if most of us stopped using cash. They really love tracking our spending.

I do surveys (e-Rewards) about an hour or so a day to build up airline miles and hotel points for the day when I feel safe using them again, and got a survey yesterday about some sort of Facebook-related pay scheme, like PayPal with rewards. I was asked about a variety of names for the new service, and I kept answering, "It doesn't matter what shade of lipstick you put on the pig, it's still a pig!" and that I simply don't trust Facebook with anything more than my birthday greetings to close friends and an occasional "like" for somebody's pet picture.

The only reason we have smartphones and personal computers is because corporate America sees them as rings implanted in our noses to lead us around with, hence they have offered "free" services to track our lives with, and sell to advertisers.