The Rip Van Winkle Syndrome

Remember the story about Rip Van Winkle, the likable fellow of Dutch descent who slipped away from a nagging wife and bedded down for a nap under a shady tree in the Catskills? After 20 years in the arms of Morpheus, old Rip awoke to find himself in a different world—one he was completely out of touch with. I thought about the Catskill snoozer while reading a story in The Washington Times rec