HEY! You Dropped Something!!

A few days ago I was sitting outside enjoying the temperate weather and all of the pleasant visual stimuli that the day had to offer.  Others were outside enjoying the day too, including one adolescent boy who came riding down the street, obviously in his own world, oblivious to the fact that there could be someone other than himself on the street.

As he came nearer, I noticed his left arm make a downward swinging motion which was followed by  a loud *SMASH*  ....the distinct sound of glass shattering against the pavement.

The boy continued to cycle along so I called out, "Hey!"  He didn't hear me so I put on my best gruff voice and called out with a louder, "HEY!" 

When I finally had his attention I said, "You dropped something."   His response was , "Yeah, I know."   He then turned around and went back to the glass and began to gather the larger pieces of the broken bottle. Instead of waiting to see what he would do, I promptly provided him with a bag for the fragments he had gathered all the while hoping he wouldn't cut himself! 

I felt like giving him an impromptu math lesson that would have gone something like this:
   
Broken glass + YOUR bicycle tire = walking your bike home.

ATTRACTION and ATTRACTIVENESS

Would YOU want your physical appearance to be rated as  AVERAGE ?

According to A Textbook of Social Psychology by Alcock, Carment, and Sadava,  "a set of studies suggests that we are attracted to persons who appear close to the average in terms of facial and physical features."    So....the next time someone says that you're 'average', take it as a compliment!!!  : )

The aforementioned text also claims that  romantic partners tend to be  roughly similar in physical attractiveness.

Do you agree?  Do you have something to add to this topic?  Here's your chance to weigh in!  You'll find the comment section conveniently situated below this post so...have at it!