Chapter 243: SCIFI Showdown Part 2

Blake enjoyed observing people walking round or driving with phones glued to their ears and thumbs pounding out text messages. Repetitive Strain Injury to the thumb is bound to be on the increase, and included in health insurance policies.

The other day he spotted half a dozen young Asian tourists standing in a tight group all either chatting on phones, surfing the net or texting. Perhaps they were communicating to each other? He could not stop laughing to himself when he envisioned it obviously was more fun for them to ‘talk’ using their technology toys instead of boring old fashioned face to face. Too human!

Regardless of the technological ‘threat,’ Blake Bennett was doing what he loved, and he did it well. And how many people can say that in the same sentence!

He clutched the brochure tighter as he gulped his scotch.