Friday's Rant: Dudes that wear that Bluetooth Thingie Hanging Out of Their Head For No Apparent Reason

So the other day I’m at the Super-Duper, Extra Large, Mega Wal-Mart - picking up a few of the bare essentials: bread, milk, Honey Bunches of Oats and and a can of Amp energy drink for the ride home.

As I’m walking down the aisle I see this huge black dude walking in front of me with one of those bluetooth thingies hanging out of his ear. He wasn’t talking on it, it was just there.

The same thing happened a few months ago. Being the good citizen that I am, I went to our local lake association board meeting. The meetings are pretty hilarious, actually, made up of half a dozen little Napoleons getting all worked up about lake depth, ditches and silt ponds – you know, the real weighty issues of governance.

As I sat there, one of the astute board members walks in, sits down at the big table and gavels in the meeting.  I quickly realized he was the big enchilada - the "El Jefe" of the lake association. Through the entire meeting, this guy had one of those blue tooth thingies hanging out of his ear – during the meeting.

As I sat there, I’m thinking, “Somebody should nudge him and tell him he forgot to take that thing out.” Then about half way through the meeting he reached up and adjusted it in his ear. He knew it was there! I rolled my eyes.

I could go on listing other examples, but I think you get the point - and I'm sure you know what I mean. So I have to ask, what the heck is going on?  PEOPLE!  If you're walking around with one of those bluetooth thingies hanging out of your ear when you aren't talking on it - or haven't been talking on it for at least five minutes -  you've gotta realize something:  you look weird.  No offense. 

I suppose some people think it makes look important - you know, a mover and a shaker.  But honestly, folks...If you're some dude walking around Wal-Mart at 12:30 on a Tuesday afternoon shopping for cottage cheese with your three illegitimate kids, you're probably not that big of a deal.  No offense. 

Breathe in, breathe out...this week's rant is over.