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Driving Yourself to Distraction

People do the most interesting things when they are driving - things that are not particularly compatible with being behind the wheel of a car. They put on make-up, talk on cell phones, hunt for things in briefcases or purses, and eat Big Macs. I recently saw a man reading a book while he was driving - actually holding it in one hand and periodically glancing up as he motored along the highway. Read more »

Driving Yourself To Distraction

Hopefully you don't make it a practice to engage in too many distractions while driving. Chances are in other areas of your life, you do let yourself get distracted from the task at hand. We all have a tendency to take our eye off of the thing that needs our focus and give our attention to something else. Read more »

Field Notes on Country Linguistics

As Suzy stammered, my ears perked up. For distraction I called out, “Hey Kathy, put on another pot of coffee.” Suzy spoke again. The fact is, gouging my own eyes out with a ketchup bottle would not have distracted me. A linguistic calamity was eminent.
The hair on the back of my neck stood up, then [...] Read more »