(You can take the caveman out of the cave, but…)

One day at home, while I was hurrying to get from one room to another, and back, before forgetting why I needed to go to the other room in the first place, a TV commercial caught my attention.

In the commercial, an easily excited Announcer Person raved on and on about a revolutionary new garden hose. And then he challenged me personally. And I have to admit – he was right.

True, I lead a very comfortable life. Yes, I have all that I need, and then...