20 Questions

There are some questions that I find myself asking over and over again in my internal dialogue. I thought that I should share them as a means of getting them out of my head. Then I figured maybe other people ask the same questions. Some of you may be asking questions I have never thought about.

1.       Is it possible for someone to be accidentally racist? Is it possible that they have no clue that what they are saying is bigoted or offensive? I doubt it, but considering the number of “you people” comments I hear on a daily basis, I often wonder.

2.       Are people so messed up in their understanding of healthy relationships that they continue to dance to the Police song “Every Breath You Take” at their weddings despite the fact that everyone knows that song is about stalking?

3.       On that note, why do people dance the song “Reasons” by Earth, Wind, and Fire when he ends the song by saying he can’t think of a reason why they are still together? Is it because they are like me and can’t understand a word he sings in the voice? Why not read the lyrics first?

4.       Did anyone else know that the “If you like pina colada” song was about adultery?

5.       What is so “adult” about cheating on someone?

6.       Why can’t you continue to claim your loser 45 year old son who refuses to move out of the basement as a dependent?

7.       Why do they make the sleeves so short on Petite clothes? Whose arms stop at their waist?

8.       Why do men think it is ok for them to have female friends, but are suspicious of their girlfriend’s male friends? Don’t you realize you are that guy when your female friend starts dating?

9.       Why are the people on the radio trying to kill me by playing slow jams on my way home from work? I woke up early, worked and full day and am now stuck in traffic, why would play music to put me to sleep?

10.   What is it about having curly hair that makes people feel like they should be able to touch it?

11.   What does it mean that I dreamt Anne Hathaway and James Franco were possessed by an evil spirit from one of the gift received at an engagement party and tried to kill us before turning on each other?

12.   Are children born manipulative?

13.   Why are beards and goatees sexy and moustaches creepy?

14.   Why do you have to tell people that lying on a bed of light bulbs is bad?

15.   Why do I have to explain that Track and Field is an intuitive sport? Imagine being outside in your underwear. You bend down to tie you shoe or pick up something you dropped and you hear a gunshot. What would you do? (Hint: RUN!) What about hearing a whistle makes me want to run dribbling a ball and trying to get in the hoop?

16. Why would a grown woman want to wear a romper and have to get completly undressed to use the bathroom?

17. What is it about fruit punch and red juice that makes kids vomit?

18. Who decided pink would be the color for girls?

19. Why do brown skinned women think that blush looks good? It doesn't, not even when done right and it will never look like a natural flush.

20. Why have people asked me if I want to go tanning as though my current color is not good enough? I am a happy burnt sienna color. Does anyone remember that crayon color?

I have so many more questions, but they can wait for another day.