Houston, we have a white villain!
We live in a distraction-ridden world. Our everyday becomes a series of livelihood shards, trivia dumped on us and we peeping our way into others' existence. I can't shut down the advertisements lurking behind every window I open on the web. All I want is to write an e-mail in peace, without anything moving on my screen. I don't want to know how many balls are bouncing. I have no interest in açai berries. I don't want to find out what part of my brain I use and please, somebody hack that ballerina out of sight. I was consulting the wisdom of Merriam-Webster on line, when alas, a 'trend watch entry' grabbed my attention by the balls. Such is the anatomy of my attention, it is a fragile beast. The word "phlegmatic" was associated with Julian Assange and the capsule featured a white haired, serene man wearing a grey suit and a red tie. The newly iconic image of Julian Assange. "After WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange was arrested and kept in cus...