Privacy

How many minutes of your day is actually spent in privacy? So far I can count about 20 when I was driving to the train station. The rest of it so far as been spent with strangers and co-workers alike. I've been in closer proximity to strangers than I've ever been with George. Between that and the 7 minutes it takes for me to take my daily shower, I'm pretty much surrounded by humanity.
Yesterday I read an article about this buddhist couple who has vowed to stay no more than 15 feet apart at all times. They claim they're not intimately involved and they're doing it to lessen their innate selfishness.

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/15/garden/15buddhists.html?ex=1368590400&en=babf2f046e13bf6b&ei=5124&partner=permalink&exprod=permalink


Throughout my day I leave little traces of my path that I didn't really think about until now. The MTA knows exactly where I get on and off and at what time. My cell carrier knows exactly where I am as long as my phone's turn on and has a signal. My mother always knows where I am and occasionally does the "where are you going, where have you been?" Otherwise I guess the doorman at my building where I work knows my comings and going for most of my work day.