Something interesting happened today when I went out to eat, at one of those chain steak/buffet places. As is usual on a Sunday it was mostly filled with families, three generations or more.

I was seated next to an extended family who were there along with the grandmother. Three little girls, about 10, 8 and 6 or 7, something like that. The kids were playing and cutting up a bit, not dreadfully so, but a bit annoying. Then the oldest came back from where the three of them had gone off to, and Grandma asked "What's wrong, did the girls run you off?" Well, my head popped up at this and I looked again. Pretty pale blonde hair in a long shag with bangs, pierced ears with a small crystal/fake diamond in each ear, non-descript unisexual clothing - jeans, t-shirt, and sneakers. Could this be a boy?

Just then the child hopped up and headed for the bathroom and I took a second look, nothing that said "boy" to me. I think mom saw me looking, because she said to Grandma, "Maybe I should get his hair cut, but it looks so nice . . ." Grandma replied, glancing over at me, "Why? He likes it, and you like it. What difference does it make what others think?"

I smiled as nicely as I could and went back to my meal, but what I wanted to do was go over and hug that woman! Thank God for people like her!

KJT