Things that Surprise me

1. The fact that there are women out there (single and married) who don't know what the phrase "full term" means. (in regard to pregnancy)

2. People who have no body awareness. Being a physical therapist, we are trained to be hypersensitive to where our body is in space and how it moves. So when I meet a patient who has absolutely no awareness of this, it blows my mind. I had a patient the other day whom I instructed to "turn your trunk and shoulders to the right", he then asked me what his trunk was.

3. The fact that lots of people don't know who Garrison Keillor is, or have never heard of Prairie Home Companion. I'm going to see Prairie Home Companion with some friends this weekend and I am sooo excited, it's going to be great. My good friends Jan and Randy always told me how great it was seeing him live and I expect not to be disappointed.

4. Far-fetched, surprising ideas that you talk about, and all of sudden before you know it, you start acting on that idea. Weird explanation, let me give you an example: In the fourth grade I really wanted a dog. At the annual elementary school pancake festival I casually mentioned it to my parents, expecting them to shoot down the idea immediately. Well, within an hour we were traveling to go look at some puppies. Who would have guessed? and we got a dog. Laddie. Then... we had to leave her when we moved. sad.

5. I'm still surprised that my tastes change. I'm not sure why this surprises me, but every time I like a new food, or wear a new color I've never worn before and end up loving it, it surprises me. My opinion of what I want in a guy seems to have changed a lot in the past year or so as well. I guess that's part of growing up. You realize what's really important.