A Moment of Clarity

I was sitting on the train, enjoying the morning hustle, bustle and smells of my fellow passengers, and listening to a "recorded podcast" on my "techmology". Between my bike and train commute, gym time, and listening to Ron & Fez at work, I am increasingly aware that I spend more than half my waking hours with my head sandwiched between headphones, and sometimes I wonder what the world sounds like, and if I am damaging my hearing. I finshed the program, decided to give the ear-holes a break, and disengaged from my mobile sound unit. Soon after, I heard a wet polyeurethane "smack" from behind me, and chalked it up to an early-morning teenage makeout session. Then again, "SMACK...SMACK". I turned around and saw a sleeping toothless man smacking away, making a noise like he was plunging a toilet with a ham. I have learned my lesson. The world is an ugly, awful place, and the more insensate I can be as I travel through it, the better.