Friday, July 13, 2007

Broken Wrist: Day ?? (too many to count)

It’s has been about 3 weeks since I broke my wrist.  I went to the doctor today.  Apparently I’ll have to keep wearing the ”wrist immobilizer” for three more weeks.

I’m tired of this thing.  It gets in the way.  It smells funny.

On a somewhat related note, I finally broke down and bought one of those fancy Bluetooth headset things for my cell phone.  I realized this was necessary after repeated attempts to drive my car (with a manual transmission) and talk on the phone at the same time.  I nearly drove off the side of the road the other day.

Here are the rules I am laying out for myself, so I don’t look like a bigger dork than I already am:

1. No wearing of the Bluetooth when I am not actually talking on the phone.

2. Bluetooth will only be used in situations that require both hands to be free.  This includes, but is not necessarily limited to driving, carrying large objects, typing and talking at the same time at work, and doing chores around the house.

3.  There will be no Bluetooth usage in public places.  This includes, but is not limited to grocery shopping, walking around the mall, or any other situation where an unknowing passerby might think I am actually talking to them rather than somebody on the phone.

I encourage other Bluetooth users to adopt similar rules of usage to prevent rampant dorkiness.