Despite the one watering eye and the opposite watering nostril I decided to get myself up today and go for a walk to mail some letters.  I wasn’t sure if the mailperson had yet come today but I didn’t care, it was a beautiful, crystal clear, fall day and I needed to “blow the stink off” as my grandmother likes to say.  I was having a grand ol’ time listening to some tunes, feelings the yummy breeze on my face and through my hair (which I took out of it’s bun just for the purpose of letting the wind comb it), kicking leaves on the side walk, and smiling and saying “hello” to each person I passed.

Letters having been dropped I turned toward home again face tilted upward to soak up all the delicious rays of sunshine.  I was crossing a street saying hello to a woman there when this guy in a pick up truck* pulled up to the stop sign, hung out his window, and tried to get my attention.  Being in the happy, friendly, carefree spirit I was in, I looked over smiled and was about to say hello when I saw him point to his left ring-finger and ask, “Hey, are you married?  What’s your name?”

I stopped for a mere second trying to process what he was saying.  At first I had thought he was going to ask for directions so when “Are you married?” came out of his mouth along with pointing to his ring-finger I was totally caught off guard.  When I processed what he said, I threw my head back and laughed and continued walking.  Dude passed by me and must have circled the block because I saw him drive pass again.   I was planning on giving him what for it he passed by a third time, but I didn’t see him again.

I continued blissfully along contemplating what just happened.  Friends, men, please hear this as it comes straight from my heart: the way to a woman’s heart does not begin with shouting things as she is walking the crosswalk.  There are better ways.  I promise.

It was pretty interesting that he asked right out if I was married.  Not “are you single?” or “do you have a boyfriend.”  Nope, straight for the sucker punch, “are you married?”  What was he gonna do if I told him “no” get down on one knee right there?   Or maybe he really did want directions…to my heart!  Hahaha, I know, that was cheesy.

Ahhhh well, I am ever kept in a state of wonder; it is a mysterious and magnificent land, the mind and ways of a man!