While it is of course universally accepted that advances in technology make improvements to our lives, without a doubt each benefit brings about a series of drawbacks. Take e-mail, for example. I can fire off up to ten e-mails a day and I'll get responses usually by the end of the day. Because of this, I never ever get proper mail (a topic which I believe has been discussed in this blog before). I'd love to get a proper letter from someone. OK, they may not have something to say, but it's really the thought that counts in my opinion. The other day I was watching an innovation and enterprise programme called 'Dragon's Den', where entrepreneurs put business ideas forward to very rich people. Depending on if they think the idea is good, they will invest. One idea was a little teddy bear with an MP3 player built in. Like iTunes, you'd go to the online store and download audio - specificially nursery rhymes and audio books. One of the 'dragons', Duncan Bannatyne, said that there was no way he would invest in that idea. Why? Simply because he thought that the job of a bed-time story belonged to a parent, and you know what? I agree.