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Nesha lost about $900 in taxes, service charges and other unforeseen expenses when she sold her condo. I feel bad for her. That's a lot of money. I gave her the ceramic bobbly bird to cheer her up. This was a gift I picked up months ago after we saw it in a gift shop. It a gawky and goofy looking bird that bobbles on its legs. I was going to give it to her by hiding it among her boxes during her move but this seemed like a better time to give it to her.

We got to the Brickyard late, expecting the concert to start but they were late too due to border difficulties and a mix-up with a locked door. Xyn and Mimetric were good but the performance i came to see, Mlada Fronta, was even better. The big French guy up there was energetic and rocked us with his dark heavy beats. Nesha was able to forget her problems and danced to the music.

Nesha is getting even more social than I am at these events. She made a few new acquaintances. I was happy to see her getting along so well with Lori. I'm not really suprised as she's quite friendly. She just needed to get out and meet people she could get along with.

After sleeping in to make up for a late night, we dropped some bags of her clothes and books to the Salvation Army before I drove her to work. She was supposed to have a few days off for her move but they forced her to come in, even on her moving day. Unbelievable.

And seeing as how the weather is so nice, I naturally drove my car home and rode the motorcycle to work my half day. I'm happy.

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Hmmm. profoundtruths brought up something that I was thinking over as well after a previous post.

I suppose I should have elaborated more. Stereotyping doesn't have a place but as with many other things, it's not that simple. We shouldn't judge people by things like gender, race, religion, culture, age, clothes, shape, etc. but there are other factors that can come into play. There are some things such as the situation, actions observed, attitude, and demeanor that can give you clues about a person. Avoiding a masked man holding a knife, for example, is not stereotyping but common sense. You won't be thinking, "This man might be shy. And he's probably trying to sell me a knife." And I'd best be avoiding that squad of armoured and uniformed men marching down the street swinging batons and carrying shields. I won't be guessing that they're practicing for a parade.

But as for coming across a tough looking individual in a seedy neighborhood at night, that context can change when the environment is at an airport or someone's party.

It's kind of difficult for me to truly explain that post I made previously and I feel somewhat contradictory but I'm sure you know what I was trying to say originally. It appears that stereotyping may be some form of survival instinct. While this may be true, we have to be more aware of the context it comes into play and not just make uninformed decisions.