I’m out of touch
September 8th, 2008 -- by Augie De Blieck Jr.
Just watched a neighborhood kid on his bike riding down the street, in circles, on his cellphone. He had his helmet on. But is there no law about using hands free/Bluetooth only while riding a bike?
I suppose I should be happy he wasn’t texting. I loathe the fact that “text” is a verb now.
September 8th, 2008 at 9:05 pm
Is that no different than when Google became a verb?
September 9th, 2008 at 5:56 am
“Google” doesn’t bother me. It’s a relatively new word. (”Googol” is old.) “Text” has been around for a long time. And it has that patina of hipness to it that drives me nuts. But I’m an old crank. . .