Two Experiences Yesterday

After work, I went to meet some people I used to work with. These were people who had either retired, or who had been downsized from my company. It’s very strange to think that you can see these people almost every day for many years, and then some big corporate honcho decides that there are too many people working here, and then these same people become people you see once ever year or so. Nevertheless, it was a very nice and warm experience to hear what these people are doing now, and what’s going on in their lives. I had a very good time, and stayed longer than I had planned.

Later, I went out dancing. One woman that I have danced with many times asked me to dance. I was happy to dance with her. (By the way, this is a couples dance I am describing, not your typical club-type shake-your-booty dancing). After about 30 seconds, this woman said to me, “Would you mind when we got over there if I dance with Sam?” That had me tongue-tied. And before I could decide what to say, Sam had his own partner and the issue was over. Except that I was pissed. That’s just not kosher to ask someone to dance and then want to ditch him for someone else. But, since I was otherwise having a fine time, I decided not to let this woman’s offense bother me (much), after all, the way I look at it, this is her problem not mine. My problem, I guess, is what should I say to her next time.