I suppose you’re officially grown up when:
People used to talk to each other, but technology is putting an end to that.
When the telephone was invented, people could talk to friends and family down the street, in another state, or on the other side of the planet. Tightly knit communities began to unravel. Instead of playing with the neighborhood kids, children would talk to their friends down the street or across town. When I was younger, I spent more time on the phone with my friends than I did actually hanging out with them outside of school. It was normal. Real human interaction was taking a small hit, but people would still TALK to one another. (more…)
My friend Rob and I played on our high school varsity baseball team. One very humid summer Houston evening, we headed outside with a plastic bat and ball and began pitching to each other. We made a game of hitting the ball over a light pole in front of my house. The game of Home Run Derby was born. (more…)
After watching L.A. Story and finding numerous parallels between Steve Martin’s character and myself, I decided to write him a letter. I’d always been a big fan, and I thought that a personal story might be a good way to connect with him. On his web site, it says that letters to him should be filled with tons of praise, so I crafted my letter accordingly. (more…)
Non-changeable really means non-changeable, even when the change might make the airline more money. Never got a response to this one. (more…)