Walking in the Metaverse
Estimated reading time: 1 minute, 9 seconds
“You are too close and will be filmed if you do not leave immediately,” the robotic voice said as I walked in the public roadway.
I had thought someone was talking to me for weeks.
Finally, I realized it was a security camera on the side of a house. I had become a reel on the metaverse!
I was not intruding on their property with automobiles parked on the street; I was six feet from the curb.
I was not being asked to dance like an Amazon delivery driver!
Instead, I waved and chirped Siri-like, “Have a nice day!”
Why does that homeowner need to worry about me, an almost octogenarian? Why be so concerned about security in Cranford?
I can hear Jan laughing.
Sweats, a hoodie, and a gray beard do not make you suspicious. You look like the man I love!
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"You earned a double ribbon today," my friend Cindy said as she slowed down to walk with her dog Henry next to me.
"Why, two ribbons," I asked as the brutal winds chopped my words into tiny ice pellets.
"One for walking daily and the second for walking in frigid weather."
I nodded and reminded myself I was walking for physical and mental health, not ribbons.
"The lake isn't frozen."
"Climate change," she responded.
