How Quickly We Are Spoiled

There's a new kind of ATM in my neighborhood. When you deposit a check--already a screaming burden, but some people haven't heard of direct deposit--you're freed from the tyranny of having to put it in an envelope or entering an amount.

That's right: The machine scans the check, reads the amount, and all you have to do is confirm from the scan the machine shows.

I found myself at one today though that lacked this feature.

Now I know how the Jews must have felt building those pyramids.