Sometimes you are alone. Maybe you are right now. Chances are you will be for some part of this day. Sometimes the time you spend with yourself is a relief from the demands of the digital age, a respite from roommates, family, bosses, teachers, and the endless throngs of faceless strangers determined to get in your way. Alas, ‘alone’ can easily reach a critical mass and begin decaying into the wicked ‘lonely’. (more…)