Obliviousness to one's surroundings caused by listening to an iPod or similar device.
This is an actual disorder and was responsible for 81 deaths last year - half of them caused by walking in the path of an oncoming train while wearing earphones.
I have 6 kids and their lives were saved many times over by the same headphones. As in I need to hear something besides my kids for an hour. But I could never wear them on a street or anything like that, and even when I have them on I still can hear somethings like a train or my 6 and 8 year old fighting...oh that's the same sound anyhow.
Yeah, well I guess Jay Z, Justin Bieber or Lady Gaga just don't warn you of impending doom the way the sound of squealing tires and screeching breaks tend to.
I forever stand vigilant to protect this planet from the myriad of forces that are always against us. Be it the octopus, zombies, aliens or the robots my team of human agents, and our feline allies, circle the globe in a never ending struggle for human freedom.
I learn all I can on every subject that interests me. I especially enjoy ancient history because in the past there are valuable lessons to be found. Also, if I ever get my time machine to work properly, it would be good to know a bit about possible destinations and what to expect when I get there.
I greatly appreciate beautiful design. Be it manufactured or found naturally I am fascinated by the process of invention. I am attracted to the unique, the strange, the haunted. I like to share what I find on this blog.
And not let us forget the 'Cephalopod Menace' who, if allowed to, would wrap their tentacles around all that is good and pure in this life and crush it until it remained no more. They are creatures of pure spite. Hate is all they know. Death is all they do. They are our most ruthless and determined enemy.
So we fight. Selena has the celebrity contacts, the cat is ruthless and without pity, Roosevelt's ghost has the experience and I do the wetwork.
Fighting for the future of the planet doesn't have to be a chore, however. We can take the time to appreciate all that is cool in this world even as we cut the octopus into bite sized chunks.
This is the reason there has always been and must forever be, a Cave of Cool. Be sure to wipe your feet before you enter.
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I have 6 kids and their lives were saved many times over by the same headphones. As in I need to hear something besides my kids for an hour. But I could never wear them on a street or anything like that, and even when I have them on I still can hear somethings like a train or my 6 and 8 year old fighting...oh that's the same sound anyhow.
"Get Daddy his headphones!" Classic.
Yeah, well I guess Jay Z, Justin Bieber or Lady Gaga just don't warn you of impending doom the way the sound of squealing tires and screeching breaks tend to.
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