It is not down in any map; true places never are. ~Herman Melville

01 January 2009

step away from the keypad

It's 2009 and California's no-texting-while-driving law is now in effect.

Either "no texting while driving" is too vague a concept, or perhaps addictive behaviour makes people stupid, because there are an awful lot of questions about this new law. "Is it ok to email my grandma to wish her a happy birthday?" "What if I'm pausing at a stop sign, would that still count as texting while driving?" "What if I train my dog to text for me; is that illegal?"

Try keeping your eyes on the road and using your hands to steer the motorized steel box plowing forth at full speed. Pick your nose. Scratch an itch. Drum along to the music. Drive while you're driving. Be coy; leave a few messages unread and unsent.

It's gonna be ok.

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