Blue Tooth & Phone... a love story

For Christmas this past year, mom bought me a blue tooth for my phone. I had been considering getting one, especially since I didn't have a headset for the car and I won't talk on the phone without one because 1) it's dangerous and b) it's illegal here in NY and, while I've done some pretty stupid things, the thought of a run-in with the police over a cell phone hardly seems worth the trouble.



Now, what stopped me from getting a blue tooth was a) cost and 2) I didn't want to come off as more of a pretentious jerk than I already am (there are those that would disagree but I am often a jerk and not-as-often pretentious). But mom got me one and I have to say I love it.



My phone, apparently, also loves it and it loves my phone. It was so cute...they hit it off immediately, each recognizing the other in a moment of kindred spiritness...beeping and blinking and flashing pretty colors at each other. It was majickal. Now Blue Tooth and Phone are practically inseparable - they charge on the same power strip at the same time, sit on the desk together when they're not in use.



I was unaware of this love affair until recently. The one problem I have with Blue Tooth is that I often forget Phone in the car now. For so long, I had Phone in my pocket when I went to the car because I knew I wouldn't need it while driving. Now, I put Phone on the charger in the car, while Blue Tooth is nestled in my ear and then I exit the car, leaving Phone behind. This was the situation when I realized that Blue Tooth and Phone were in love. I had to run into the pharmacy and had forgotten Phone, but Blue Tooth was snug in my ear...as I got further from the car, Blue Tooth made a very sad "beeeep" sound in my ear and I wondered what it was, but didn't think too deeply about it. I left the pharmacy and, as I approached the car, I heard the same "beeep" but this time it sounded happier. Odd, I thought. But that was as far as the thought went until this evening. This evening, I was on my way into yet another pharmacy (long story involving scripts, idiots and insurance companies - which really amounts to the same thing)...and again, the forlorn "beeep" as I got further away from the car. I realized that I had left the range of Blue Tooth to Phone and Blue Tooth was letting me know... or...was Blue Tooth simply lamenting the loss of connection with Phone? They're inseparable and here I was, separating them like they were Romeo and Juliet. As I re-approached the car, the same little "beeep" only it sounded joyful...like the lovers had been reunited as I walked within range. Joy!! Oh JOY!!! Blue Tooth seemed to exclaim... My Love...I'm BACK...I'm sorry I left.



So, there you have it...the story of Blue Tooth and Phone...a love story for the ages.



Or the next twenty minutes, yanno... whichever comes first.



Think That'll Do It,


Laurie