I told you never to call me here.
There seems to be no end of ways to separate us from the things we need to do. Priorities have shifted in life, and I don't think for the better. I see people walking with their heads down, typing away on a handheld device, oblivious to their surroundings. They have the nerve to look shocked when they realize that they are face-to-face with someone walking in the other direction. I will not alter my gait to suit them. I'm not sure about other states, but in New Jersey, drivers are required to turn on their headlights when it is raining. It's one of those visibility things. Our inspection stickers used to have a message on the back that said "WIPERS ON, LIGHTS ON." I think the subtlety was lost on most drivers, as I still see at least one in five cars driving around without their headlights on. That poetic, yet stern warning was replaced recently. With the advent of cellular communications (I will not call them cell phones, because a...