Addict or smart Ass - by Roger Cummiskey

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I spend too much time on the net.

I have done for too long. Does this make me a sad bastard, an internet junkie, an introverted wierdo or all three.

So maybe you think that Im a smart ass because I can do bits and pieces on the net but then so can 12 year olds and younger. Their school work suffers as a result but maybe they will become geniuses in the future.

But it sure beats work.

And of course there is no money in it unless you sell porn, pills or personal relationships.

What´s to do, eh?

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