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Being outgoing has never been easy.  I do not have my father's gift for talking to anyone and getting a positive response.     

Dallas Texas 
Elm Street
Early 2000's

I'm more comfortable observing people.

People don't live up to expectations.   

It's a hard lesson to absorb.   We judge by appearances, which is iffy at best.  At first, we don't have much to go on, besides appearances, and people dress to impress, if they have the ability.  

Dallas, Texas
Pearl Street
Early 2000's
I believe this is a representation of Cthulhu, although I suppose it might just be a squid.
They used to pop up a lot downtown; but, I don't go downtown much these days.

What people leave behind, even trash, is much more telling of who they are.  Also, what brings them together says a lot.  Little bits of commerce will bring people together better than the parks and amenities designed to do so.  Not the big chains, not even Starbucks, does this so well as the food trucks and carts downtown, when the city allows such things.  

Dallas, Texas
Near Elm Street in front of El Centro College
Early 2000's
Passing out free samples of coffee to students and other people passing by.

Public art does attract people.  I don't see the same interactions that people have waiting for coffee or buying food.  One can hardly expect to only have food vendors in a city.  Looking at a morning yoga class in front of The Eyeball is a sight one does not see everyday, unless you are working across the street from that garden - I suppose. 

"The Eye"
Fiberglass Sculpture by Artist Tony Tasset
1600 Elm Street 
Dallas Texas
This enormous sculpture is accessible to the public.  It is in a garden, but I liked the pattern of the fence in front of the Eye,

I just wish people didn't leave so much trash behind.  Maybe if people had more time for a sit down lunch, we could cut down on disposable stuff.  What do people get for lunch, a half hour?  I'm thinking of the minimum wage people, the one's that get lunch breaks.  Oddly, manager types and professionals get one hour traditionally.  More time as the ladder increases.  Seems backwards to me.  The cheapest labor gets the least lunch break, while the most expensive labor gets an hour.  

I'm not outgoing.  I guess introvert describes me.  Maybe, I should just play to my strengths.