Wishes

Sometimes I wish....
... that I could go up to anyone and talk with them or hang with them and not feel like I would creep them out because a complete stranger is intruding into their lives. (Brave words for a four-eyed fat man.)
Case in point: we were traveling last week and at a Burger King in another city I saw four teens sitting at a booth. All were pierced. The oldest seemed to be about 16yrs. The younger ones were maybe 13-14yrs.
Were they siblings? Were they homeless? Were they their own gang just trying to survive without adults in a big city?
I can make up stories about their lives. But I wanted to sit with them and soak up their lives. No judgements. No trying to save them. Just observing...
How would I do that? Hand them a business card? Tell them I am a writer/producer/filmmaker?

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Chimp Brain

We're catching up on "Extras" the HBO series from a few years back.
In one episode, the character Maggie asks Andy if he would rather have a human body with a chimp brain or a chimp body with a human brain. Andy thinks it's a silly question and doesn't answer her.
So...
... at work I asked some of my co-workers what their choice would be.
The Results?
100% of the guys want a human brain in a chimp body.
50% of the women want to keep their human bodies and have a chimp brain.

Fascinating!

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