the drive to respond can wait
Have u noticed trends to abbrevs?
Not nu but not to-2-ly cool.
Y? Text + twit (+ even mobile fbook). And even w mite of O 2 go text free, peeps still thum-drvg.
??? In half mile on Edens thurs 6 drvrs staring @ cells. CRA ZZZ.
Y?? 1 thing @ time. Abbrev spel = abbrev brain. 1 hand drv + 1 hand text = 2 much 4 safe.
2 much data sez so. 7 or 70 mph abbrev spel mite abbrev oth peeps lives.
So nextime u c sum sob trying to rsvp asap wen drvg insted of sayg wtf is up w that bs just give him thum down or another singl digt salute.
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Here’s the thing – I am no neo-luddite looking to kick technology to the curb. But where it is sensible to curb technology or our desire to use it instantaneously I am an advocate. And when it comes to pumpkin heads who are peek-peering at the crazy small font of emails or facebook updates on pda’s when hurtling down the expressway all the while veering like a drunkard the line of clear-mindedness has been crossed and public endangerment has been chosen.
Like most folks reading this missive, I too have strayed. But popular press disseminating studies showing texting while driving to be akin to drunk driving, I have chosen textual abstinence. And while I yearn to not judge profligate texters the sad truth is that I do judge, thinking to myself that nothing is so important that it can’t wait.
I guess I also judge because of a philosophical underpinning that quick to bake is quick to burn. Shortcuts and the people who take them don’t consistently make it to where they planned to make it. And while sometimes this is nothing more than a personal issue, it extends beyond that boundary when promises are made to others. To wax entirely philosophical a guy who gets behind the wheel of a car, wielding a drivers license and insurance implicitly promises to his societal brethren to conduct his vehicle safely.
In a different context but with similar consequences is something that occurs within the professional realm. Such as when a promise is made to sell a home or to negotiate the purchase of a home. Lots of folks want your business. The question is whether they are looking to take short cuts to get it done (or not get it done). Or are they willing, as the old nautical saying goes, to go the full nine yards.
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When it comes to something as important as relying on the trustworthiness of the guy behind the wheel in front of you on Clark Street or being able to have the same trust in the professional you choose to sell your home it’s important that they be capable of seeing you all the way through rather than being reliant on abbreviations or short cuts.
And so it goes… By the way, my full nine yards when it comes to doing the heavy (and non-abbreviated) lifting for my listing clients in the Chicago market is above. Enjoy!
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