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"When a man dies the Greeks ask, 'did he live with passion?' In life pain is inevitable but misery, optional."

(Unknown)

It's a popular debate that is going on right now, online and offline.  Helium, the citizen journalism outlet, is one of those places online.  While I'm in the minority, according to their current poll, I believe the Tea Party is a good thing for America, and it's not because I support the party.  While I wouldn't consider myself a "member", and I disagree on certain "Tea Party" topics, I believe having a viable alternative to the Democratic and Republican parties is necessary as well as being long overdue.  Click here to read my thoughts.

Well, are you? According to a new study reported by LiveScience.com in cooperation with PsychCentral, college students are "addicted" to social media and even experience withdrawal symptoms as substance abusers.

The students in the study gave up all media for one day, which included laptops, BlackBerrys, iPods and television.  While I can't say I am "addicted" to social media myself, going without my BlackBerry and iPod for one day is a very unpleasant experience.  In the case of my BlackBerry, my life has gotten so much easier (instead of more cluttered and complex) since I got it a couple of years ago.  I've certainly gone without it for a day or so before, especially if I'm traveling and I haven't had a chance to charge it, but it's really become part of my routine.

The study also mentioned iPods and television.  I would venture a guess that if you extended this study to people other than college students that quite a few adults are "addicted" to television as well, so that's not a big secret.

Contrary to popular belief, you don't need to spend hours a day on social media for your brand to generate true ROI.  In fact, just 10 minutes per day is all a small business owner needs to spend on building partnerships through social networking sites.  Click here to read the entire article on iMediaConnection.

"An intellectual says a simple thing in a hard way.  An artist says a hard thing in a simple way."

(Charles Bukowski)

Another excellent read that I missed the first time around regarding the evolutionary reason for depression and how sadness focuses the brain's attention on conflicts, making us better-equipped to make good decisions.

From LifeHacker:

Well, I'm heading downtown to the Minnesota Twins home opener at the all-new and supremely-awesome Target Field (even if Carl Pavano has to be the one starting the first game).  I'll be sitting in the "skyline view" seats - the best in the house to me.  The view will be a little something like this (photo courtesy of MLB.com):

While it's great being there for the first game in history (and my first experience of "outdoor baseball" in Minnesota), I cannot wait for the first night game at Target Field seeing that same view. Awesomeness.

Alright... it's time for me to make my 2010 MLB predictions that I spent less than half an hour coming up with.  Here you go!

AL EAST
New York Yankees
Boston Red Sox (AL Wild Card)
Tampa Bay Rays
Baltimore Orioles
Toronto Blue Jays

AL CENTRAL
Minnesota Twins
Detroit Tigers
Chicago White Sox
Cleveland Indians
Kansas City Royals

AL WEST
Texas Rangers
Seattle Mariners
Los Angeles Angels
Oakland Athletics

NL EAST
Philadelphia Phillies
Atlanta Braves (NL Wild Card)
New York Mets
Florida Marlins
Washington Nationals

NL CENTRAL
St. Louis Cardinals
Cincinnati Reds
Chicago Cubs
Milwaukee Brewers
Houston Astros
Pittsburgh Pirates

NL WEST
Colorado Rockies
Los Angeles Dodgers
Arizona Diamondbacks
San Francisco Giants
San Diego Padres

ALDS:
New York Yankees defeat Minnesota Twins, 3 games to 1
Boston Red Sox defeat Texas Rangers, 3 games to 2

NLDS:
Philadelphia Phillies defeat St. Louis Cardinals, 3 games to 2
Atlanta Braves defeat Colorado Rockies, 3 games to 2

ALCS: New York Yankees defeat Boston Red Sox, 4 games to 2
NLCS: Philadelphia Phillies defeat Atlanta Braves, 4games to 2

World Series: New York Yankees defeat Philadelphia Phillies, 4 games to 3

NL Cy Young: Roy Halladay
AL Cy Young: Felix Hernandez
NL MVP: Albert Pujols
AL MVP: Joe Mauer
NL Manager of the Year: Bobby Cox
AL Manager of the Year: Ron Gardenhire
NL Rookie of the Year: Stephen Strasburg
AL Rookie of the Year: Neftali Feliz