Enjoy.  This is about five minutes, but worth every second.

Some of my greatest moments happen in the lunchroom at my office. Maybe it’s because I am totally at ease and rested when I go there. I usually spend about five minutes of my hour therMuking some form of leftovers before I sit down to start a conversation with whoever is around. Yes, I admit that I’m that annoying person who will ask you a pointed question even if your head is stuck in a book. The only thing that deters me is a cell phone. I’m convinced that the cell phone has become the most isolating piece of technology that we will ever experience.

I was sitting at dinner with my family one night when I noticed a gentleman come in. He sat alone in his booth, but it was clear that he wasn’t really alone. He had one of those bluetooth things stuck in his ear and it reminded me what a deterrent it becomes to starting conversation. The silliest thing that I have ever seen was the sight of a couple whose ages had to be about eighty sitting across from each other. Both of them had one in their opposing ears. I thought it would be funny if they both got a phone call at the same time, but it just seemed weird to see an elderly couple plugged in to the latest technology.

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I’d be interested to get your opinion on this.