Blueteeth

There was a woman climbing up the stairs. She was talking to no one that could be seen, answering questions and asking them. Describing her day to her invisible companion, she walked up three flights of stairs, paying no attention to anyone along the way. No, she wasn't crazy, just a woman talking to some unknown person (at least to those not privy to her conversation) over her Bluetooth headset.

Those headsets may be growing more popular day by day, but I have yet to run across someone using one that didn't make me think, however briefly, that they were talking to themselves. Sure, I should expect less people to be doing this, but after all, in these times you never know. I don't know that I will ever fully be prepared to walk around in a crowd of people talking to someone who isn't there about the stock market, what Jim did last night or how to get that pesky stain out of the white table cloth, but as the technology spreads, I suppose I will have to get used to it.

Spfekt, Glewtq and all that Jozzty.

Word Verification. A necessary evil of the online community. Sure they keep spammers at bay and robots out of our hair, but the amount of time it takes to enter the random alpha-vomit in the blank after deciphering the letters from the shwooshy path they inhabit is a few seconds of valuable life down the drain.

At least, that's how is used to be. I have recently discovered a great use for the little guys. Entertainment. Yeah, I realize that not every one gets the same joyful feeling I do when I see that "jozzty" is almost "jazzy," but really, doesn't it just brighten your day when you see that "spfekt" reminds you to put on sunscreen (spf) and that you're perfect (pfekt)?

By taking the time to see the little hidden messages in the word verification boxes, your life, dare I say it, will improve. Or maybe you'll smile a little. On the inside.

Don't forget to stop and smell the rosisl. :)