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As I drive back and forth to work everyday, I've noticed the increasing number of drivers with one hand up to their ears, cradling a cellular phone.

At first, I became increasingly irritated with this phenomenon. Several thoughts began to cross my mind; "I know this isn't making people better drivers" and "How come the only people I see with "hands-free" devices are walking down the street."  Of course this is my view of the world and it only includes what I can see but there you go . . .

At the same time I have been noticing a decrease in the use of manners, you know, common courtesy . . .

When I was growing up, we addressed adults as Mr., Mrs. or Miss So-and-So. We had 'magic words' (besides 'abracadabra'); 'please' and 'thank you' unlocked otherwise closed doors.

After a couple of months it occurred to me that the world has moved on and it also occurred to me that people are living in a new world; an unseen world, a 'cell world'.

I looked up the word 'cell' and while there are a few definitions for this word, the ones that stood out were: 1) "Any small compartment", 2) "The room where a prisoner is kept". . . No wonder people are irritated and impolite! You might be too if you were required to spend much of your time confined to a small space. Maybe one day, the requirement to hold these devices up will be gone and people can spend their lives in "there", where ever "there" is . . .

Then we wouldn't have to worry anymore about the driving skills of so many people. No travel would be required and people could enjoy 'cellular living'.

More about this later . . .