Trying To Hear Myself Think
I feel like I am 76 years even thinking about this topic, but the world has forced this post out of me. Did someone turn up the dial … everywhere?
Went to the library last night. Was in the “reading area” (used to be that everyone in every corner of the library understood the entire place was a “reading area”). A guy pulled out his laptop and started watching TV. As though we were in his living room. Hey, buddy, want me to get you a beer?
I can’t remember the last time I went to a restaurant that was remotely quiet. I suppose that reveals something about the class of joints I frequent. True. But even if I just want a sandwich — as was my mood after I forced in a few chapters at the library — I must endure before I can bolt with a melt. Last night the pounding voice provided a sensory appetizer of sexual acts too explicit for late night Cinemax. I looked around and a teenage girl was eating with her parents. None of them flinched.
It’s probably just me — a geezer before his time.
This post was added on Wednesday, March 26, 2008 by Tom Swift at 10:55 and is filed under Rough Drafts.
"Any idiot can face a crisis. It's day to day living that wears you out." -Anton Chekhov
Adam Gurno (Mar.26 08 at 14:46)
You need a TV-B-Gone - http://www.thinkgeek.com/gadgets/electronic/755e/
It hangs on your keychain and can turn off just about any TV known to man.
Tom Swift (Mar.27 08 at 08:29)
That seems like an eminently useful device, Adam. Thanks for sharing. Do they have one for dogs?
Barry (Mar.27 08 at 08:35)
Do they have one for dog owners?