https://pjmedia.com/rogerlsimon/2006/08/20/an-addicts-notes/feed/PJ Media is a leading news site covering culture, politics, faith, homeland security, and more. Our reporters and columnists provide original, in-depth analysis from a variety of perspectives.en-usTue, 09 Jun 2026 21:21:55 -0400<![CDATA[It&#8217;s hard to go on vacation nowadays, at least for me. Most hotels have internet access and the ability to connect is almost aways there. So here I am typing away at seven in the morning from my room in Lake Louise. This is an addiction &#8211; an addiction to the news and to the online phonemenon. it is also a fear of not being au courant, of the moment slipping away from me. But what is my knowledge of the moment anyway? Only the most miniscule slices of some illusory reality. And yet I feel compelled to find out. I go online during my vacation, though I promise myself only briefly. Still, bits of information intrude &#8230; Kofi Annan blaming the Israelis (of course) for atttacking an Hezbollah guerrilla unit that was importing arms, some blogger I had never heard of before instigating a letter writing campaign against Hollywood types who had the temerity to sign a rather bland statement supporting Israel. Never mind that these so-called addresses are care of the celebrities&#8217; agents (and therefore probably will never get through), the actions of this hitherto (to me) anonymous person set my blood to boil &#8211; here in the most perfect natural setting, looking up at a glacier.]]>Sun, 20 Aug 2006 06:33:17 -0400<![CDATA[Roger L. Simon]]>https://pjmedia.com/roger-l-simon/2006/08/20/an-addicts-notes-n212907