“You could start,” my friends tell me, “by answering your phone.” This, unfortunately for them, is met with my usual tepid silence. It is not that I am taking time to ponder a meaningful answer. It is more that I don’t have anything to say.
My friends, you see, are not very fond of my cell [...]

When I hear you talking on your cell phone in a public place, I don’t turn the other ear and shy away. Instead, I zoom in on your conversation and listen to the intimate details of your life. I know you don’t realize that I’m listening, because I put a lot of emphasis into appearing [...]