Party time

The Complete and Total Loser went to his brother's house last week to have dinner with his family. Here, his sister-in-law is taking a picture of her daughter, who's sitting in between two friends, while his brother and nephew stare at their telephones. 
The Loser never had a wife or children and he wonders what it would be like to be a part of a scene like this. He is, however, taking care of the dog at the bottom of the photograph for a week.

Never bored

Kids now. Never bored, always with something to do or someone to talk to. Sure, when the Complete and Total Loser was that age he might have had a comic book with him (but that's might, and no one did in a grocery store; not cool), but even with those you look up once in awhile and see what's going on around you. This boy didn't budge until it was time to leave.

A boy plays a game on his smart phone while at a grocery store.

This is everyone now

I can't be just be in a place. I can't just be. Any contact with people I don't know is invalid. People who know me must message me in some way. Leave me alone; I have to check and see if anyone's validated my existence in the last ten minutes.