I can not understand this obsession that my sister has with online card games. It seems that playing card games online, much of the thrill of the normal game would disappear, but she seems to like nothing better. It started as a casual hobby, but has quickly become a life destroying, time sucking obsession, from which there is no escape at all. Every morning, she plays online games. Every evening she plays more online games. At first is was just a simple game of hearts presently again, but now it encompasses everything from bridge to go fish, to some of these new fangled trading card games like Magic the Gathering. I swear, she even has online card game message groups which she subscribes to to get the latest online card game news. How could online card games even have newsI mean, what new could happen. Did someone discover a magical fourteenth card in the suit?

Me, personally, I can not stand the online games which seem to bring my dear sister such pleasure in her life. I can not even see the point of these online card games. I mean for me, playing card has always been regarding the social factor of the thing. You get together with friends, have a few drinks, deal a few hands, and maybe place down some small wagers. It does not cost more than a night out with the buddies, and normally it costs less, and it is just a ideal means to hang out with the friends and catch up on what is new in each others lives. But with these online card gamesI don't know. It just seems so distant, and you are playing with strangers. And "LOL" is just no substitute for the real sound of your friends laughter as the hand is finished and another one is dealt.

I think that the internet has various good things regarding it, but I think that in some ways it has also robbed us of some of our meaningful social connections. I mean, people play card games online, football games onlinethey even practice dating online. It is great to be able to exchange information at about the speed of light, but life is not just about exchanging information. It is about connecting with people, having time to talk and play and laugh. And you simply can not do that online.