hearing? Listening?!

"Can you hear me now?"  And we all immediately think of the commercial for cell phone coverage - right?  OR we think of all the times we might hear someone talking to us, from another room, but we can't really "hear" them or listen to what they are saying.  Do we also think of all the times the "kids" don't have a clue we are even talking let alone "hear" us.

Dad was VERY good at focusing on what he was doing - reading or computer - to the point where he didn't even notice anyone was there let alone hear them.  As a child I remember jumping up and down in front of him and he still didn't "hear" me.  As an adult I would wave my hand between his eyes and whatever he was working on.  Then he would stop and listen to what I was trying to say.

Now we have "Bluetooth" which allows us to listen to our phones, radios or other "connected" device.  I have noticed you can't always tell if someone has "Bluetooth" because they are using "ear buds" and you don't see them.  So......."can you hear me now?!"  We need to laugh or we will start screaming!