Village Voices - We don't write papers, we build scrapbooks

I think I have come to the realization that God got our lives backwards.

I mean, think about it – instead of the current timeline we are all familiar with, what if “life” followed this pattern instead?

- At birth, we are diapered, fed food that is healthy for us, but shipped off to a home with other newborns where we are convinced that we are generally ignored except for birthdays and holidays.

- When we turn 18, they give us a gold watch and send us off to work for the next 45 years.

- When we retire from work, we are sent off to college where we party like a banshee without any c...