They are so addictive, last year (before the priest problems) Roman Catholic bishops in Italy suggested people take a high tech fast and give up their cells for Lent.
But no one would.
It's not that people didn't want to sacrifice for Lent. After all, they give up meat, coffee, chocolate and playing the ponies and the riverboat. It's just if they gave up their cell"who would they tell it to?
This piece first appeared in the San Francisco Chronicle.
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