7 or 8. I use electronic means to keep up on whats going on with my family 900 miles away, my friends overseas, and a few of my buddies from my military days. Sometimes I think I'm the only person who ever writes a letter or sends a card anymore, but I have to admit being online has its advantages. Plus, I'm taking classes (I'm always taking classes somewhere or somehow) online so... What scares me are these people who never seem to leave their homes except for work or school, ever, for anything at all. There's a girl I used to work with at the airport five years ago... she left the house to go to work, picked up groceries either on her way to or from work, and spent ALL her time online playing MMORPGs... ALL her time. But to each his own...