As we meander through life, we come across many things which
are simply wonderful, some things that seem so-so, and a couple that are
mediocre. Then there are a few that fall
into the category, “What Were You Thinking?” or WWYT.
One of the WWYT category items includes Google Glass. Google Glass are odd-looking spectacles that
have the ability to garner looks from nearby people – akin to a monster truck
with 5-foot tall tires.
In any case, Google Glass are semi-frameless eyeglasses that
have a tiny screen on which you can view internet-like applications, maps, and
GPS, and allow you to record what you see – all day long.
They appear to be a contrivance fresh from a Star Trek
episode and resemble corrective eyeglasses as closely as I resemble Michael
Jackson.
Of course you will soon see more and more techno-weenies
wearing these contrivances, although they look foolish. Witness those Bluetooth thingamajigs that
were oh, so popular a few years back.
As a kid, I needed to wear corrective eyeglasses, and
suffered from bullies calling me names such as four eyes, and the like, just to
be able to see the chalkboard in school.
Then, we saw WWII veterans wearing hearing aids. Those devices were large and resembled an
eggplant protruding from ones ear.
Nonetheless, these prosthetic devices were needed to proceed through
life with some sense of normality. But,
I digress.
But, Google Glass, like Bluetooth aural devices, are more
for convenience and social status, than fashion. Sure, you’ll say, “I need my Bluetooth so
that I can talk while I drive.”
WRONG! You should be
paying attention while you are driving.
Period.
Still, these cutting-edge electronic apparatus’ easily
identify the wearers as - well – dorky.
Back in the 1970’s, Texas Instruments released a new
invention called a ‘pocket calculator.’
It, too, was cutting edge, in that it could add, subtract, multiply, and
divide. Those mathematical miracles were
soon being worn on trouser belts, much like a soldier would wear war ribbons on
his chest. They were supposed to
immediately identify the wearer as an engineer or accountant.
And, many folks were misidentified when they were
commandeered by the masses and worn by anyone with the $100 to buy a pocket
calculator. But I digress, again.
Then, we entered a similar phase with cell phones. They were proudly displayed on the britches
of people with a sense of importance, and to display to the world that they had
enough money to pay $7.18 per minute to talk on the early phones.
Today, we enter a new phase of the electronics age and are
now witnessing a new fad that includes Google Glass. And, we have new taunts for their users that
refer to them as “Glass-holes.”
So, to all those jerks that tormented me when I was young,
WWYT? You’re getting yours now. Congratulations!
