I stop looking at my phone and end up making unbroken eye contact with a baby and being stuck with my tedious thoughts

Recently I ran into an old friend on a morning walk. I inquired about a mutual friend who I hadn’t seen in awhile but I keep in touch with via Twitter. “She sure is on there a lot,” I said (in retrospect kind of bitchily). “I think she might be addicted.”

“That’s funny,” replied my friend. “Because a lot of people say that about you.”

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