Observations from Wicked Cafe where they serve Intelligensia coffee...or... Life in the Disconnect.
A mother and her two year old walk past us.
The child starts running while Mum texts on her Blackberry.
The child is stopped at the next intersection by another pedestrian.
His mother finally catches up with him after finishing her text.
Two young women walk by.
They are obviously together.
Each one is talking on a cell phone.
Two young people sit in the cafe.
They are obviously together.
Each one is busy on a laptop.
At least twenty cyclists ride by at intervals
during our sit in the sun, outside the Cafe.
None have helmets,
but all have earpods
that relay tunes
and ensure that any urgent signals or sirens
will go undetected.
Many joggers pass by.
All have earpods
that drown out irritating birdsong.
She sits and waits for him.
When he finally arrives,
after a brief kiss,
his cell phone signals a text message.
After responding to the text,
he asks how she is.
While she's answering,
he receives another text.
"I have to take this" he says.
She finally goes inside to order a coffee.
She asks for it "to go",
leaves the cafe and walks down the street.
His eyes are still reading the important message.
It takes many more messages and many more minutes
for him to realize that she is nowhere in sight!
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