Word: distractedness
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Cell Phones Motorola's Martin Cooper made the first cellular call in April 1973 on a 28-oz. untethered telephone later dubbed the brick, right. Handsets slimmed down, networks proliferated (and went digital), and subscribers multiplied, producing legions of distracted drivers and rude restaurant companions.
"I'm a white-knuckle flier, and she thought that this would keep me distracted." MIKE GOODWIN, 54-year-old passenger on newly launched Hooters Air, which features a buxom staff, on why his wife chose the airline
You know, naturally, where that's heading--toward a better understanding of each other's problems. The gimmick is cleverly, weightlessly played out. Thirteen is quite a different proposition. You get the impression that Hardwicke, who is single and childless, got shocked to her socks trying to help raise a...
April 2002, Norristown, Pa. Incident: A lawyer forgot his licensed weapon was in his briefcase and put it through the x-ray machine; the security officer was distracted and didn't see it until later, when the alarm was raised and the weapon tracked down Security: The security officer was...
If you are not physically encumbered with bags, briefcases and cell phones, you can always do your best to appear mentally distracted. Repeated glances at a watch, and if you are desperate, counting the lights as the elevator ticks off floors, sends a signal to stay clear.