Sorry About That: John Feinstein
A Good Walk Spoiled is a story about the PGA by John Feinstein. I've read it and its one of more than a few nonfiction works of his that I've read and enjoyed.
This is about walking in the morning or the evening, or maybe on an afternoon when it finally cools off in Miami.
Used to be that if you saw a person who was having an animated conversation by himself you gave him a pretty wide berth. Like, maybe crossing over to the other side of the street. These days the voices are probably real, but just because it isn't in a food joint or the elevator you should probably lower the volume.
Cellphones are a convenience for sure and we have them and along with being a means of communication they are entertainment, educational, and a form of child care, big brother and stuff I've never contemplated.
Phone behavior can be good or bad. Good phone behavior you notice hardly at all, or maybe it's just morphed into a text message. Back in the day maybe a parent would tell you to get off the phone because they were waiting for a call, or maybe they wanted to make a call. I remember having a party line. I guess my parents were frugal.
How quaint. I'm not a complete Luddite but I really think that someone that is walking somewhere and wants to have a quiet conversation while walking should invite that person to walk with them. They wouldn't have to speak so loudly and the quality of the companionship would be markedly better. Walking and talking on your phone is distracted walking and while it may be less dangerous than distracted driving, it isn't pretty and should be kept to a minimum.
This is about walking in the morning or the evening, or maybe on an afternoon when it finally cools off in Miami.
Used to be that if you saw a person who was having an animated conversation by himself you gave him a pretty wide berth. Like, maybe crossing over to the other side of the street. These days the voices are probably real, but just because it isn't in a food joint or the elevator you should probably lower the volume.
Cellphones are a convenience for sure and we have them and along with being a means of communication they are entertainment, educational, and a form of child care, big brother and stuff I've never contemplated.
Phone behavior can be good or bad. Good phone behavior you notice hardly at all, or maybe it's just morphed into a text message. Back in the day maybe a parent would tell you to get off the phone because they were waiting for a call, or maybe they wanted to make a call. I remember having a party line. I guess my parents were frugal.
How quaint. I'm not a complete Luddite but I really think that someone that is walking somewhere and wants to have a quiet conversation while walking should invite that person to walk with them. They wouldn't have to speak so loudly and the quality of the companionship would be markedly better. Walking and talking on your phone is distracted walking and while it may be less dangerous than distracted driving, it isn't pretty and should be kept to a minimum.
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