Gerry, when you wrote 'I hate that' I believed your words. It never crossed my mind that meant knowing him a long time LOL.


Yesterday I was at the wall in front of ValueMaster tasting a jackfruit before buying. Three school children honed in on me, one stood to my left, the 2 smaller ones to my right, none of them said a word. I turned to the tall one on my left and in a low voice said, "If you are thinking to beg me, don't start." The jackfruit vendor laughed and the children drifted away, no harm, no foul. I felt good about our interactions.


Here's a time when I did NOT feel good:


I was about to enter the ATM at HiLo. I saw a man with locks moving toward me, I heard the word 'Empress' and assumed he was going to make a hit on me for money or love so I turned away and ignored him. As I went into the ATM I heard him mention 'reggae cd's' to some people standing there, and he talked to them so nicely. I felt sad that I had blown him off with my assumption, shorting both of us a pleasant interaction. I looked for him when I came out but he had moved on.