Personal Loudspeakers

One thing about cell phones--they've got us sharing our private lives with other prople, whether we mean to or not.

Like the teen-age daughter of a friend of Fio's, whose phone accidentally dialed home when she was in a pal's car discussing how much she'd had to drink at a party over the weekend.

Like the two women in the post office this afternoon while Fio was buying stamps from the automated teller.  One woman was just getting started on an animated discussion about her grandchildren when she was vocally challenged  by another woman talking to someone about finding a place to park her trucks, apparently a fleet.  It was like a two-person new music duet.

Fifteen minutes later, Fio stopped by HEB to pick up some steaks for supper and, while walking toward the check-out, heard a woman with a phone to her ear bite out, "I'll get you for adultery!"

Fio paused for a second with her mouth open and met the eyes of a woman who had just passed the speaker.

"That was interesting,"  Fio commented.

The other woman nodded.   "Did you hear it too?"

Of course, Fio did.  When it comes to cell phones, the whole world hears everything.