I love noticing the "little things" people do.

Have you ever noticed that when people start lightly jogging, because they are needing to get out of your way, they actually don't even cover ground any faster than if they continued to walk?

I love that. No seriously. I love that. I love it when people do things out of respect, or out of an attempt to show a stranger that they are not going to continue their saunter across the path blocking your final destination.

Back Story. I was in a parking lot, in a rush, as always, and asked a fellow patron if he was leaving. He pointed to where he car was a few spots up. At that same time, we noticed the open spot he was about to walk in front of. I acknowledged I will just park there. I felt stupid that I had my blinders on in the first place, and didn't even notice it, as I was so consumed of getting the strangers' coveted parking spot.

I inch forward to the open spot and he proceeds to shuffle his feet, simulating a jog. Exemplifying to me that he is not rude and respects me enough to "pick up the pace," rather than continue in his slow manner.

I like that. I like that even though "the Mystery Man" walking pass my future parking spot completes his trek in the same time as him lightly jogging, he did it anyone. I've seen this before, and know that I have done the same thing. What I've also seen is the opposite, like when people walk right in front at your car, even at an angle to where you are waiting longer, rather than them walking in a straight line pass your car to allow you to pass faster. Difficult to explain, but you know it when you see it.

It's like "the Wave." The simple shake of a hand when you change lanes, are let into a lane, or commit other such traffic inconveniences and acknowledge to that kind soul that you are appreciative of their gesture. In the words of Justin Timber"shake," "I'm bringin' wavin' back, yeah." "The Wave" is one of those things that when someone gives it to me, it makes me want to wave back and in some cases even roll down my window and acknowledge that they took the time to acknowledge that I backed away to let them it my lane, thus slowing down my car and slowing down my agenda by a whole 4.5 seconds.

Now for another social mystery. Why is it people when make snide comments when a person acts in an appropriate manner to a situation, but on the outskirts of what is "normal," nonetheless.

Back Story. I take Turbo Kick Boxing classes, and my instructor has lost 200 pounds from Turbo Kick Boxing. In fact, I've seen him on t.v. advertising a Turbo Kick Boxing video. Love him. He takes his job very seriously and is so passionate about "T.K.B." that he teaches almost everyday at various clubs in Orange County. About half way through each lesson, we do a few "turbos," which are a few minutes of INTENSE cardio. After these "turbos," Cliff D. will walk quickly around the room, sometimes in and out of the room, "woo-ing," on a complete adrenaline, endorphen rush.

After our FOUR "turbos" this evening, Cliff D. did his usually walk around the class, letting out a celebatory "woo." A fellow club goer, exclaimed, "oh my god, is he on drugs?" Attempting to justify his behavior which swayed heavily towards the outskirts of normality.

Why did this individual feel that the only way to justify Cliff D's actions was through the use of drugs? Is adrenaline and epinephrine not drugs? Are they not used when people go into Anaphalactic shock? In that case, everyone in that class was "under the influence of drugs." I rule. I wish this strain of logic struck me as I was too completing my "recovery" lap post four consecutive turbos. Next time. Next time. You see, once things like this occur to me once, I file them away for the next time. Then I am prepared to react to a frustrating individual, occurrence, inequality in a logical, conducive manner. Until then, I blog.