Alright, I had an experience today that illustrated for me what I have come to know for some time: I am out of sync with the rest of humanity.  From childhood, I knew that other children looked at the world in a completely different way from me.  I won't delineate puerile experiences because those of my adulthood are more telling.

I am aware that esse est percipi, and my interactions lead me to believe it more and more.  I went to my nearest city's downtown today to meet with a business associate.  We were to meet at a restaurant, but I was having trouble finding it.  So, I asked a fellow who appeared to be familiar with the area.  His response was to point vaguely in a direction and say, "If you want to be funky, feel free.  Just, please, don't spread that funk onto me."  I asked him to repeat the phrase because I thought for a moment that I had heard him incorrectly.  However, he repeated it perfectly in the same way.

Now, I am walking along the street repeating to myself what he had said.  I sat down in the restaurant, waited for my business associate, and asked him.  He seemed to pick right up on it and explained that there is a gay bar three more blocks down.  So, he reasoned that the urban habitant thought I was asking about a gay bar.

Here's the problem.  I am puzzled all of the time by what people say.  Now, I am well versed in English and like to think myself rather eloquent in its usage; however, I spend a lot of time every day trying to figure out what the hell people are talking about.  People seem to understand what I am trying to communicate to them, but only rarely do I end a conversation and not wonder, "What the fuck was that guy's point?" 

Further, these people don't seem to have trouble understanding one another.  Here's another example, this fellow works for me, and we were discussing the direction in which the business is moving.   He said, "If I were here at only one time, rather than being here then and now, I would have been better then than now."  He's only been with me nine weeks though.  The problem was that another of my employees nodded and added to the thought!

In conclusion, I am often left wondering what the hell is really going on and have come to the conclusion everyone else cannot be the problem.  Do any of you folks suffer as I do, or am I just screwed?