Sunday, January 31, 2010

Virtual.

Yesterday I attended a funeral. Or at least I tried.
I was told, and did as I was told, to sit in the church basement in front of a television screen. Mourn from there, while the pallbearer's footsteps could be heard above my head. Sit in my black and my pearls in a folding chair and regard the screen. Squint at it, shift to see past the rows ahead of me. Don't focus on the antenna or the wires or the way speakers work.
If I was disillusioned with technology before, I don't know what I am now.

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