In 1967, Time Magazine ran an article, “The Hippies: The Philosophy of a Subculture,” where they laid out the Hippie code:
Do your own thing, wherever you have to do it and whenever you want. Drop out. Leave society as you have known it. Leave it utterly. Blow the mind of every straight person you can reach. Turn them on, if not to drugs, then to beauty, love, honesty, fun.
The Sports Dude and I just returned from our honeymoon to New Orleans where we departed for a four-night cruise to Cozumel, Mexico.
- Conversations in between the comedians slowed down, and the smart phones came out.
- The Sports Dude, and the guy sitting next to him, peered into his Evo, catching up on the Heat game.
- You could tell that others were checking Facebook and texting.
As for me? My phone was still safely tucked in the safe down below, where it stayed until we arrived at our port the next day. I just didn’t want that part of my vacation to come to an end.