we're all going deaf

Picture me talking at (not on) my phone.  Not saying "Call Dad" but rather "Boston Common movie times" or "How many oz in a liter?"... Would you think I'd lost my mind completely and just hope there is someone on the other end or would you realize that I was searching Google?

Just read an article Richard sent across talking about how Google has unveiled voice-enabled search.  How crazy is that?  I think my favorite benefit of this new technology is

"Still not convinced? There just might be a few other benefits to voice recognition software. As we reclaim our voices, perhaps our eye-strain and carpal tunnel syndrome will subside."

How true that is.  I sincerely fear getting old.  I think that between the non-stop computer madness and my addiction to my ipod I'm going to be deaf by the age of 35, legally blind by the age of 37 and have severe arthritis by age of 39.  So basically I won't really want to even go over the damn hill.

I can’t see myself walking down the street saying search commands to my phone, though.  I am not even confident enough to wear a bluetooth headset in fear of looking like a crazy person talking to myself.  Which is really interesting because I talk to myself all the time without realizing it.

There are a lot of people claiming our generation is going deaf at record speed.  I can't say it's hard to argue it any differently.  I have even noticed that I struggle to hear correctly 100% of the time.  I'm pretty sure many of you have experienced me repeating what I heard back to you that makes absolutely no sense - haha.

Maybe I will just risk looking like a crazy person in an attempt to avoid losing quality of life before forty.

BTW - still desperately want an iPhone.  Do you think Apple accepts wedding registries? ;)

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