Are cell phones a human lo-jack?

Do you remember when there were no cell phones? When people could actually be unavailable and not be required to talk for hours about absolutely nothing. Or not have to talk to loved ones in a series of 20 to 30 hurried conversations that reduce them to Rain Man's "special cousin"(yes, no, uh-huh, uh-uh, really, your kidding, say what?). Or when the only distractions you had while driving were reaching over to the back seat to bust your kids in the head; using your free hand to tune your radio just right; applying mascara, lipstick, blush, base, concealer, and powder; or reaching in the bag for the "right out of the grease" french fries from your favorite fast food joint.

We have all been duped into thinking that cell phones are necessary when in fact they are nothing more than a tracking device cleverly packaged in a slim, convenient, hip-holstered house arrest format. Granted they do have some neat features like the ability to allow the user to hang up on people and blame it on the reception or to record a database of numbers that we're to stupid to remember. But on a whole, cell phones are trouble. They give everyone the appearance that you are always available, i.e. 24/7, 365, 525,600 minutes, etc, etc, etc.

Oh, I know you got a cell phone for emergencies. But when was the matter of "Where you at? or What you doing?", a reason to call 911. Let's face it, we have no privacy and absolutely no recourse when the inevitable question comes up, "I called you on your cell phone but I got your voicemail, where were you?". I vote for cell phone liberation!