We hardly ever go out socially, what with the job situation being what it is. A friend recently invited us to a small gathering for her "going away." It was just five of us, and we knew the other two women there along with our friend. One woman kept leaving the table to go outside where her cell phone reception was better. I kept thinking, "Let's see, there are living breathing present people right here, and she's interfacing with a device, interrupting our conversation to have one of her own with someone who's not even here." Made me kinda wistful for the days before all this stress-inducing (IMHO) technology.