As I've mentioned here, I often hang out or around Farmers Market, a local tourist mecca here in Los Angeles. It's a great place to just sit and get a meal…and as I've learned since I got an iPad, it's a fine place to websurf and/or play Sudoku. I spent today in a recording studio directing the voices for an upcoming Garfield special and on the way home, decided to stop off there for a Hot Turkey Sandwich.
One gets to recognize "regulars" at a place like that. One I often see (and avoid) is an older guy who always seems to be there, sitting at a table and talking to himself. I think I've seen this person there for at least twenty years. This evening I saw him there and noticed he was talking to no one nearby…but he's now wearing a Bluetooth® earpiece.
I don't know if it's real or if it was connected to a phone call. All I know is he's doing the exact same thing that has caused folks to steer clear of him for decades…but with the addition of a tiny device, he now looks utterly normal.