My “Necessity is the Mother of Invention” (or Reality Television – Wakeup Call) award goes to… flat screen televisions.

As North Americans get fatter parked in front of their king sized curvacious TV and computer monitors, those same screens are getting thinner so we can belly up for more of the same, oblivious to their residual effects measured in terms of lesser living space and larger lap tops.   For those who have lost the innuendo, refer to the Oscar Wilde classic, “The Picture of Dorien Grey.”