It reminds me of the folks who join a gym and complain if they don't get a close parking place so they have to walk a hundred yards farther before going in the gym and WALKING on the track. It is just another trend that will undoubtedly run its course.


Diets are along the same line. How many people fall for all the trendy diets when deep down most people realise if you cut down, eat in moderation and get excersize, you will lose weight.

Similar to all the organized activities, play dates, team sports etc for our children rather than letting them build their imagination, learn negotiating skills and leadership, simply by playing with other children in an unsupervised manner.

My daughter is a chef and she has a friend who has a business in Florida in an exclusive community or very wealthy folks and she comes to thier homes once a week or so, spends the day cooking, makes three "fresh" meals for the clients and prepares the rest of the week's meals while there to be frozen and used the rest of the week. The food is prepared the way they want it and all they need to do is folow the simple instructions with each meal. For this, she receives an incredible fee.

I just find these concepts curious. More of a state of mind of American rat race than anything else. I am sure as time goes on they will all run the same course as the earth shoe.