"Slice of American Pie"

Generation Y kids, including myself, have gotten the privilege of growing up in one of the most unique cultures ever known to man. The innovations of the television, cell phone, computers, and all things technologically advanced have drastically transformed American entertainment culture that we know today. "Family Time" in America today can be defined as eating dinner on TV trays and watching the latest episode of The Office or Monday Night Football. Although I can remember when my father received his first cell phone and we bought a desktop for the house, I still never got to grow up in this pre-tech era. Sometimes I hear songs like "Slice" by Five for Fighting and my mind wonders to a time that once existed. It always seems like people were happier then. Am I the only one who wishes they could live a month back when there weren’t computers, cell phones, or TVs? Back when apple pie was for desert, families ate dinner together, and baseball occupied our free time. Back when music was first exploding on the entertainment stage. People checked yes or no to "Date Me?" instead of "Infected?" and God was the center of families. I sure read the stories and hear the songs and I just wish I could go back and experience life then. Sometimes I get bogged down in our microwaved society of "more, more more, faster, faster, faster" production based lives. I'm not a hippie by any means, but I think it would be nice to experience life then...