There are some people out there that once you have seen them, you want to see more of them. Much more. You desparately want to see a lot more of them, and it hurts when that seems unlikely.
One of those people is a man who works in the downtown near my office.
No, it's not what you think.
The gentleman in question was walking ahead of me. I did not get a glimpse of his face, I just saw him from the rear (and it's STILL not what you think).
He was talking on his cell-phone as he walked.
He crossed three busy streets against the traffic, nearly got hit twice by moving vehicles, and bumped into two other pedestrians. To all of which he was oblivious. He looked neither to the right nor to the left, plowing forth unconcernedly and unaware of anything but himself and his cell-phone.
I sincerely want to be around when he crosses against the traffic for the last time.
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LOL
I remember this type from Boston.
Hm? That's nothing! Just wait until you see the guy with two celphones, one at each air, engaged in two separate conversations. Oh, and IMing on his Blackberry, while attempting to drive a car.
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