I'm in Georgia with my daughter Merrie for Christmas and going through my photo album in my computer and this picture caught my attention. Merrie and my granddaughter Laura are sharing an ice cream cone. This family shares food like crazy. In a restaurant they just reach across and take food from each others plates like it is their own. "Let me try that" "Gee that looks so good" and out comes the hand. I can't stand this. They know that reaching on my plate could lead to a fatal wound from my fork. I'm really funny about sharing food with anyone. I love to watch people. It is a hobby of mine. I don't judge others any more than I judge myself. I know I'm strange in some ways as I have written about that before. In fact many of you might think I'm strange for even writing a blog like this. The point is I've come to the conclusion that we human beings are an odd lot. We all have these little idiosyncrasies that for the most part are quite charming and harmless. They make us a little unique, but often we use them as weapons against one another. I can remember sitting around while one or another person is being ridiculed for a speech pattern or common mistake. Perhaps that is the most peculiar thing of all. Our need to be judge of the world. It's much more fun for me to watch the world with an inner chuckle at our little peculiarities than to look for others weaknesses to exploit. One leads to a smile the other to self protection. You see if I'm judging others I'm always fearful that they are judging me. Let's just admit it we're all just a peculiar bunch and get over it.
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