Entries Categorized as 'Human Nature'

Are You a Chatty Kathy or the Walking Dead?

Date August 11, 2007

When dealing with other people, who do you find easier to handle:

Overly chatty, hyperactive types that seem to bounce from one thing to another
Daria-like zombie types that aren’t interesting in anything

I usually find myself smiling at the Chatty Kathy folks… and frowning at the walking dead. A few years ago I probably would have […]

A Parking Lot of Perspective

Date August 8, 2007

Do you ever watch other people when they don’t know you’re watching?  No… I don’t mean in a creepy, hanging-around-outside-someone’s-window-while-they’re-getting-dressed kinda way, either.  I’m talking about good, old fashioned people watching.
One of the great things about living across the street from a strip mall (especially a strip mall with a bar in it) is that […]

Jen: A Big Brother 8 Example of How to Handle Abuse

Date August 7, 2007

I’ve never kept my dislike of reality TV a secret. I don’t like it… with one exception. Last year I became a fan of Big Brother. It’s an interesting experiment in human behavior and interaction. If you’ve never watched the show, it’s like The Real World in a way - a bunch of strangers get […]