Front Lines Evolution? M any of us are familiar with the various pictures — through sci-fi writing, TV or movies — of the invading "little green men." They are frightening invaders despite their small stat- ure and at-first-glance gentle visages. Well, you may counter, there were those aliens from Close Encounters of the Third Kind who were kindly, not threatening. Ah, ha! Is it possible that is where we are headed? With the mounting dependence on develop- ing technology, I foresee changes in the human form that may have us approaching the beings of our fiction. Among the first developments will be enormous eyes; these will come about due to our dependence on huge screen TVs, the playing of video games, etc. Eyebrows and eyelashes will prob- ably disappear; their functions having disappeared. We may develop large proboscises — like those of butterflies. This will come about from our slurping of soft drinks, flavored waters, sports drinks and energy boosters. The need for straws will be gone, which will be great for the reduction of plastic and paper in landfills. (Who would have thought that we could develop larger noses and go green at the same time!) I can see that our necks will get somewhat shorter and will be on a slight tilt to aid us in holding cell phones in place. We will also lose the fleshy outer ears that we now sport and the aural openings will be larger. This as a result of the use of headsets for so many things. Yes, there will have to be a slight fleshy protuberance so that we can hang our blue tooths (blue teeth?) from something. Hands will be greatly modi- fied. They will be only large thumbs and index fingers. The latter will serve to punch in codes on key pads to allow entry into houses, cars safes, etc. There are even cars which start at the punch of a button rather than the turn of a key. The former will develop through our over use of devices such as hand-held games, TV remotes. Finally, I see us having CPR — couch potato rears. These large bottoms will be well cushioned to accommodate all the sitting that we do in cars, watching TV and otherwise just lolling about. We may not be green and we may not turn into "monsters" (though many may argue that we are there already) but the "alien" figure in the mirror may soon be we as technology continues to evolve. I have seen the enemy and it is we! ❑ J14 CONTENTS Dec. 9-15, 2010 Judaism Energy Efficient Lighting • Use compact fluorescent lights (CFLs). CFLs use 75 percent less energy than traditional light bulbs and can last up to 10 times longer. This can save you a significant amount of money over the lifetime of the bulb. • Consider lumen output when pur- chasing bulbs them: The higher the number of lumens, the brighter the light. CFLs vary greatly in brightness, just like other bulbs, and also have dimmable variations. • Take into account the temperature of bulbs: Temperature is a measure of the bulb's color. 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