Would you like a pack of cards?

While sitting in a coffee shop recently I witnessed 2 very different groups of people.

One group was a couple. She had a little lap top open and was busy doing something with it. He had a cell phone or blackberry, and was busy texting on it. They both looked like they were in their 30s. They were at the same table but, other than a quick "thank you" for getting the coffee, they weren't talking.

The other group had 3 people in it, a couple of men and one woman. They were playing cards. Yes, cards, the pieces of paper with numbers and either hearts, diamonds, clubs or spades on them. How old-fashioned! And they were all likely in their 20s - not old codgers! They were having a great time talking and laughing with each other.

One group busy communicating with people they weren't physically with, the other communicating with people they were right next to. One group with no apparent emotional excitement, the other having a great time.

We could go into a whole discussion about technology making the world a cold, impersonal place... or... would you like a pack of cards?