Joe, you get my nomination for single funniest answer in the forum.

Pete, there was an article in The New York Times recently about the "multitasking" phenomenon, especially among teen-aged students. Some multitaskers are completely comfortable watching TV, posting in forums, working on a term paper, talking to friends on cell phone, and listening to music with headphones, all at the same time. At least one scientist looking into the multitasking thing wondered if there might not be natural selection for multitasking in the future....