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LAST I HEARD
“Beware the Steaming Buddha.”
If only they were mere words. If only they were an exaggeration. They are neither.
Oh, I’m sorry … am I sounding too “drama queen” for you? Then allow me to stuff you into the quaking boots from where I’m standing, so you can get a clear perspective. Watch and learn, people.
It’s like this …
TV has that Emergency Broadcast System. Civil defense has air raid sirens. Broadway has the Times review. And like it or not, teenagers have their own warning system to prepare for impending disaster.
It’s called “texting.” Yes, I know it’s not safe to do from behind the wheel. I get that. But before we take the wheel, we must brace ourselves. We must be prepared. We must be warned: “Beware the Steaming Buddha.”
The sending of these four words has se
