Observations

LJ and I have been conducting a lot of observations this summer. What this really means is that we've been doing a lot of shopping. Thankfully, LJ loves shopping and enjoys flirting with just about anyone who stays a good distance away from him and smiles. He doesn't mind the small space of a dressing room or eating his rice cereal lunch at a restaurant while I gobble up really yummy gluten-free Asian food. But besides cute clothes, shoes and house decorations, we've seen a lot of people.

I often wonder about who these people are, what they do for a living, and why they are at this particular place right then. But the person I have been wondering the most about lately is the Motorcycle man that I followed home from Target the other day.

At first, he was behind me. Like literally so close to my car, he probably could see LJ smiling. When I glanced back, I noticed that he only had one arm. Huh, I thought. I wonder how easy or difficult it is to "ride bike" with just one arm. Then as he sped pass me, I noticed that he had on cut off jean shorts, a white t-shirt completely ripped to only cover his chest and, sadly, no helmet. Huh, I thought again. Perhaps that is comfortable riding material? It seemed very, oh, I don't know "airy"?. But it was as he pulled in front of me (and turned into my neighborhood?), that I noticed that he did have two arms. Once was just holding onto the extra helmet on the back of the bike. Huh, I thought again. And really wished I could take a picture of this guy flying in front of me (he looked like a super hero the way his torso was turned to hold the helmet).

I know that most observations deserve conclusions. However, I don't really have any thoughtful conclusions on this guy other than he must be very comfortable with himself. Which then also leads me to believe that most observations led to more questions without answers. And so that is my profound thought for the day!