life in waco...

Cults are generally considered to have a charismatic leader who promises salvation in exchange for blind subservience. But what if the leader is not flesh and blood but rather is constructed of plastic and various electronic parts.... and it isn't salvation but instead a temporary escape from reality? Sacrifices are continually made to this god but they are not tangible and their value often goes unrealized. Conversations are now decreased, work goes undone, and promises are forgotten as the male half of my family must pay continual homage to the electronic god that sits on top of the tv. But, to be perfectly honest, I'm not sure if it really upsets me that xbox is all that they do, or if it's because I never seem to get a turn.....