The joys of the outdoors

Am back after a short hiatus spent exploring the great American outdoor and trying to conjure up some good topics to ruminate on. Guess could definitely start with one - possibly controversial, but entertaining all the same.
'Sneak peek - for XBOX 2' the advertisement stares at me through the LCD display of the screen. Everyone around me (I work in the geek industry) seems to be talking gamespeak - its either Halo 2 or Half Life 2 or whichever is the latest and greatest games to hit the stores. I will have to admit that I have neither the skill nor the inclination to indulge in these 'games' since i look at them with disdain as 'couch-potato makers' rather than anything of any substance - even that of entertainment.
Even worse from experience are the die hard online gamers. From past encounters i have realised that most of them live in a 'pseudo-world' where they are 'KingKong' or any such superhuman engages in a macabre battle where the only points are obtained depending upon how many you kill - and in some instances how you kill. Fun - they call it... Hiding from reality is how i see it. Some of them have difficulties in communicating socially with others - and use their virtual alter-ego as a source of their power. Meet them otherwise - they are as lost and disoriented as a person just stepping off a rollercoaster.

To all such people i have only one solution - take your gaming system and TRASH IT. The best entertainment can be had in the company of other like minded people; the best form of relaxation is to take a walk in the park. Nothing beats that - period. Get back to reality!