Am I loosing touch with reality? It seems that our society is evolving into a speakerphone only population. Taking a FaceTime call in the middle of a coffeeshop. Hi, Mom. Casually leading a zoom meeting while sitting in the locker room. I hope you’re video is off. Talking to your doctor on speaker while cruising through the grocery store. I’m sorry ma’am, I really didn’t need to know about your elevated cholesterol. Around every bend, our ears are assaulted by another conversation.

I’m all good with connecting to the people we love or taking those necessary calls of life. However, what happened to the days of taking a call discretely. Or at least not making it a group activity with unwilling participants. I long for the days when I can enjoy a latte without hearing “we really need to take a closer look at these prostate exam results”.