Cell Out
Why oh why are there so many people out in public - especially operating moving vehicles - talking on cell phones???
I just find this amazing.
Who the heck are they all talking to?
Is everyone so popular, so busy, so active that they must constantly be on the phone?
I once saw a couple of young women walking down a hallway together, both talking on cell phones. I think they might have been talking to each other and just forgot how to communicate the old way.
I love cell phones. I have a real cool, pricey one with Internet access and a number that even spells out my name. I rarely use it...and even more rarely use it while driving. Never mind the obvious reasons, it just seems silly to do two things at once. Pull over, go inside, sit down, and enjoy your conversation.
I remember one instance back in '98 when I absolutely had to use the big, giant, hulking cell phone I had at the time, while driving. It was on I-95 in Jacksassville, the worst city in the worst state in the nation. Heavy afternoon traffic northbound, with everyone drivin' like a maniac.
I was headed to the airport for a job interview out of state. Last minute ticket and payment info had to be settled. I'm rushed, driving and writing and yakking and felt like an idiot for doing it.
The only way the situation could've been more dangerous...more ridiculous, was if - while I was doin' all that - I also tried to balance a beach ball on my nose.
-M!