{"id":301,"date":"2010-07-12T07:00:26","date_gmt":"2010-07-12T14:00:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.peterfever.com\/blog\/?p=301"},"modified":"2010-07-12T02:58:13","modified_gmt":"2010-07-12T09:58:13","slug":"making-assumptions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.peterfever.com\/index.php\/2010\/07\/12\/making-assumptions\/","title":{"rendered":"Making ‘Ass’umptions"},"content":{"rendered":"

I’m so tired of reading the same shit about fitness. It’s all the same content but rewritten in a way that catches your attention and looks different. There are so many articles on fitness, diets and new celebrity fitness routines and it all contradicts each other. You can\u2019t believe the first thing you read or see, you just have to stick with some simple rules and stay determined.<\/p>\n

Anyway back to the book store. I was browsing the store for something new that would catch my attention. Usually people read books when they are in the mood for something interesting that may relate to them at that moment. For example, I receive books as gifts from people and most of the time they have nothing to do with things that interest me.<\/p>\n

I stayed away from the fitness section and instead wandered over to the relationship and self-help section. There are moments when I have no clue what excites me, so I analyze my thoughts and what I believe others think of me.<\/p>\n

\"Bookstore<\/a><\/p>\n

After an hour of reading through all the titles, I found something that caught my attention. I picked up a book that helps people start small talk<\/a>. Now most people would say, \u201cYou don’t need this kind of book Peter; you talk to people every day.\u201d True, but it looked like a fun book to read.<\/p>\n

I took the book up to the cashier to purchase. I looked around and noticed this lady was the only cashier and I was the only person in line. She scanned the book and glanced at the title. Suddenly she starts a weird conversation like I’m antisocial or something. I felt uncomfortable but it only got worse as her lecturing went on and on about how, \u201cYou don’t need this book\u201d and \u201cI can teach you social skills because I\u2019m smart and social.\u201d I know the times when someone is trying to pick up on me and this wasn’t one of those times.<\/p>\n

I was thinking to myself, \u201cWhat a freak! Don’t make assumptions about me.\u201d I think it is very impolite to give unsolicited comments based on what the cashier sees you buy; it’s none of her stupid business. Good thing she wasn\u2019t the cashier at the pharmacy when I was buying a 12 pack of condoms, I could only guess what she would have said then.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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