Voyeuristic Tendancies

I admit it, I am a voyeur. I love to watch, read, talk, and observe the human nature. Increasingly, I find myself surfing the blogosphere in search of interesting and revealing stories and accounts from others.

Part of my fascination is the whole, wanting to know how the other half lives thing. Part of is is wanting to imagine myself in their shoes; and part of it is me just being nosy. I suppose all true voyeurs are nosy people. Why else would they be that way. They want to see how others react to a situation. What they say and talk about.

The frustrating part of my voyeuristic tendencies is that I am a scientist. I have an analytical mind, which always gets me into trouble. It is always asking questions. Always seeking answers. This is a good and bad thing for a voyeur.

Example..... Blog XYZ discusses the most recent sexual adventures of a couple. They routinely travel to other cities to participate in adventures with "friends with benefits". Sometimes together, sometimes separate. While the discussion and review of their adventures is interesting and satisfies some of the voyeuristic tendencies, it also raises questions.

How did they originally meet?

How long have they known one another?

What was the initial attraction, other than the obvious?

How do they explain their adventures to other "white bread" friends?

What is the whole process for deciding to travel to another city, somewhere across the country for a meeting?

Don't get me wrong, I am not being judgemental at all. I am just trying to understand. I think of myself as a pretty open and honest person. Able to talk at length on most any subject, not afraid to shy away from controversial subjects, and I am willing to freely disclose personal information, if I am sure that I can trust the person with the information.

But having said that, I am also very private with strangers. I will withhold certain information from people if I don't feel they need to know. Once I am more comfortable with them, then i might share.

So my question to you, dear readers is this:

Am I asking for too much information? Should I just be happy and content knowing what I know and accept the fact that I won't or don't get to know the whole story?

Comments.

Too Smart for my own good.

OK....

I am not a rocket scientist. Never wanted to be one and never could be one since i could barely pass algebra and did not even attempt to take Calculus. But some things are intuitive. It does not take a rocket scienist to detect patterns in behavior, observe changes and events and their resulting consequences and actions.

We all know that when it is hot outside, we should drink lots of fluids, preferably water, and try to avoid overexcertion. But some people are just not up to the challenge of listening to their bodies, or seeing the pattern that every summer, at about this same time of year, they get dehydrated and have trouble with their kidneys.

I have known this person for less than 18 months. I am now living through the second episode and trip the hospital for treatment of this condition. When I asked about if this is a reoccuring theme with this person, the fucking light bulb finally went on and GUESS WHAT STUDENTS....

SURE ENOUGH, this is at least the 3rd summer in a row that we have endured the medical problem. THATS RIGHT.... 3 summers of excrutiating back pain, throwing up, pissing blood, not to mention the 2 to 4 day stay in the hospital on the taxpayers expense.

So, my question is this. Are kids today just lazy, stupid, or both? Are they so self-absorbed and narcissitic that they are incapable of taking care of themselves and let things go to shit, just to garner the attention and to have someone else bail their asses out of trouble for the umpteenth time? I THINK SO.......

I keep hearing that my mind works on a whole different level than others and that I only see black and white without the benefit of seeing the shades of gray that other see. Well, on this particular day, I would like to know what shade of gray is it that causes someone to be so totally oblivious of their body and health, that they let themselves go through the same issue for the 3rd or 4th year in a row, at nearly the exact same time of the year.

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