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I’m an obsessive people watcher.  There’s nothing better than a warm spring day, about 74 degrees, and enjoying a glass of wine or a cold beer at a sidewalk cafe.  From the strangers walking by to the waitresses bringing the drinks to the couples at the tables around me, I can’t get enough of seeing how people interact with one another.  I sort of feel like a spy…

Over the years I’ve learned a lot by observing people.  It’s amazing the do’s and don’ts that come to the surface after watching only a handful of couples.  I never overlook a larger group of men and women together, whether it be a group of random singles at a bar or perhaps perfect strangers tossed together at a cocktail party.  The way people look, talk, dress, stand, and speak - amongst a multitude of other factors - all play a part in how one person will perceive another.

Watching people has been a nearly lifelong obsession, and I remember my best friend growing irritated at me one afternoon as my people gazing made me less than attentive as he and I talked at one of my favorite cafes.  We couldn’t be any different, he and I.  This was about 10 years ago, and we had just embarked upon our adult lives, trying to get settled into all those things that 20-somethings need to get settled into. In college I spent most of my time watching people and chasing girls. He actually went to class, studied, and graduated with a fancy degree on a full ride.  Needless to say, I was a little jealous.

Evidently, the feeling was mutual… Continue reading →

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