Sorry I'm Back Now

So where was I?

Oh yeah, I was walking to my parents and I happened to be following a women of about thirty.

As soon as I realised this I tried to back off a little in an attempt not to make her feel intimidated.

However she had obviously decided to slow down so that I would overtake her, which ended in this rather strange slow-mo over take.

Now this would have all passed me by had it not been for the fact that just before I reached her she quite blatantly moved her handbag from the overtaking side to the other.

Obviously in a cunningly strategy to prevent me from stealing it.

This would not have bothered me at all, had I actually been planning to steal her bag.

She however had decided that as I was young (relatively), somewhat scruffy (I was hung-over) and a man I was a potential mugger, and that I would possibly choose Sunday lunchtime to steal her bag.

Now this, after initially annoying me, got me thinking.

About perceptions, and how they shape our individual worlds.

I like to think that I am quite open minded and non-judgemental, and considering that I am a Christian, I tend to be, compared to many of my contemporises.

However.

I do judge people. There are some people that I immediately warm to and others that I immediately have, at least, reservations about.

But I do not think there is anyone alive that is truly non-judgemental.

Anyway.

All this got me thinking about how other people perceive me.

Now.

I work in a place that is very much dominated by women. In fact the staff is 97% female.

This give people different perceptions of me. Some think that I am simply gay. Hopefully only initially. Others think that I am after all the ladies.

On top of this I seem to be able to use my maleness to my advantage sometimes.

Anyway.

I digress.

The most important thing I thought was what my neighbours think about me. I mean they are at least 70 years old, and to them I must seem like some young scruffy ruffian, who makes a lot of noise and have a crapload of other ysr's visiting at all hours of day and night.

I'm not surprised that they give me evil looks all the day time.

But hey Fuck 'em.

What do they know eh?