Nobody Cried

It came as a great shock to everyone, the day his life was abruptly done.

They assumed he’d live forever, they’d say to one another:

(of course, after he’d shut his office door that is when the best gossip would begin to roar)

“He’s a grump,” “He’s a miser,” they all said so it was with no sorrow they learned he was dead.

In fact, they threw the biggest party, still going, so they tell me.

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Is it or is it not? That is the question

spider 1There seems to be a spider infestation in these parts. I’m not the only person to comment on it. Two of my fairly geographically close neighbors have also mentioned it. That makes three which means it is obviously a problem. The other day I saw this ugly fellow (or lady, I shouldn’t assume gender) in my hamper. Mind you I saw it from across the room through the ‘pause’ like design slits. I shouldn’t have been able to see it but I did. Ick. The reason I share all this is for the sole purpose that the next part of the story seems logical, plausible, and definitely not crazy.

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The lesson from The Net

photo from IMDB.com

photo from IMDB.com

I went to Wal-Mart the other day.  It’s probably not a nice game to play but I always wait and see how long it takes before the checker speaks to me.  On this day, this particular employee only spoke to me to hand me my receipt and wish me “a good day” as she started helping the people behind me.

Are we really losing our social skills that quickly as a society?  I already know the answer.  The answer is, uh yeah.  We are handing over our ability to make conversation to 4 inch or smaller screens that illuminate and steal our focus.  So says this kettle anyway.

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