try this at home!

so i've been playing this fun game--well, it's not really a game, it's more like common courtesy here, but it's something of a challenge for me, being a bit shy and all--where i say hi to everyone i pass on the streets in the evening and see how many people say hi back... so far i'm doing well--i haven't been snubbed yet!! i think some of you in ann arbor (or seattle or georgia or new or...or...) should try this and let me know what happens. just say good evening or hello to everyone you walk past on the street. see how people respond...*grin*...

i went running last night, and the road where i normally run is completely deserted, but lately, i've been running through the residential area a bit after my usual route, and then i come across people. and, sticking to the rules, i have to say hi to everyone i pass, right? so i pass this older woman, then an older man, say hi to both of them. keep running. make this weird figure 8 loop thing and end up crossing paths with the man again. no need to greet him again, of course, but i did smile and laugh, because it was funny. i mean, i had just seen him, like 2 minutes beforehand. so he laughs, too, shaking his head and says something along the lines of, well that was quick, and i laughed to myself the rest of the way home...