Flirting

  "Watching girls go passing by, it ain't the latest thing, I'm just standing in a doorway."  Upon my return yesterday from a much needed surfing hiatus I was sitting on the front step having a smoke.  A couple of guys were doing work in the building.  "Nice scenery, hey buddy?  Check out the scenery.  Man, Southie's pretty scenic, huh?"  The workman couldn't get enough of the landscape apparently and I'm pretty sure he wasn't talking about the brownstones and three-decker, Irish battleships. 

  Most if not all of the girls that walked by ignored us.  The felines quickened their pace, eyes down, silently praying we wouldn't talk to them.   That's been pretty much the case for the past forty years for me so I'm used to it.  When you are young like under the age of six and you make time with a woman you are a "flirt" and it's perfectly acceptable.  When you are in your teens and do it,while expected it's none too pretty.  If you are any older and flirt you're pretty much a "creep". 

  This is why I think most women don't flirt with men.  Too many of us fall into the "creep" category.  Also women are afraid that if they speak to a man unsolicited we'll get the wrong idea.  (In an informal survey only 99% of the men asked responded that a woman simply greeting them without provocation meant she was sexually interested in him.)  So while women have good reason not to flirt, when a cute girl flashes even a smile it can brighten a guy's day.  A "hello" and you're good for a couple days.  So ladies with summer beginning tomorrow keep that in mind and help a brother out.

  The other reason I was thinking about all of this was The Bachelorette.  The LOL is eyes deep into what seems like season twenty (this year).  Apparently the winemaker from California is in the early lead.  No surprise as this year's sacrificial bimbette seems to be an alcoholic.  All of the men look like they were cloned from a late 1980′s cover of GQ.  Their chiseled facial features are identical the only difference being their hairstyles.   Likewise they seem to share the same substandard IQ.  Finally, they are all sensitive.  If the drunken maiden shows no interest the tears start falling.   This "reality" show couldn't be any further from reality.  

  Maybe for every girl who walks by and ignores me, I'll start crying just like the real men of the Bachelorette. 

 KOKO