Paperless?

Tonight, since Ryan had a few hours of free time, he decided to mine in the office and see if he still had a desk in there. While he was sorting, filing, and tossing papers from the stacks living where his desk should be, he made what I thought was a profound comment. He said, "You know, people keep saying we're going to be a paperless society, but I think computers and printers have made it worse." I thought about it for a second...and then I had to agree. How many people will print up an entire piece of paper for something small at the top? How many businesses now use full page receipts when a 6-inch slip of paper used to do? Maybe it's because I don't remember much about pre-computer times, but when is paperless really going to start? Maybe some day, instead of receipts, businesses will just enter your e-mail address and send you a receipt instead. Until then, all of the paper in our home will somehow find at least a temporary home on Ryan's desk in the office. (Which, by the way, was eventally rediscovered under the mountains and mounds of papers, magazines, and other random things.)