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Is anyone else with me that Jason Castro from American Idol is incredibly talented?

it's important to know when to push, and when to hold

I have been thinking about some of the posts I've seen on Vox.  Some of them are very personal, I'm wondering if they even sometimes venture into areas that people's real life friends don't know about.

Which makes me want to ask my neighbors ... what is it about Vox, or the neighborhood, or some other factor which I am still discovering that makes you trust this community?

Or is it just a need to put your thoughts down somewhere, and the trust sort of came later?

I know they say that people are often liberated by the anonymity of the internet, maybe they say or do things they wouldn't feel comfortable saying/doing online.  I guess Vox seems less anonymous as some other sites might be. 

Would love to hear your thoughts.  I don't have the benefit of longevity on this site that might have helped me gain perspective.

<I'm guessing at the date>

I just remembered this.  It was roughly late spring/early summer 2006.

I had just bought some new very white shoes from Payless (pizza shoes ... the price of a pizza, so if you never wear them again, it's no big deal).

I was coming in to work.  Our building was 3 stories, 1 company per floor.  I boarded the elevator with a harmless looking 50-something year old Asian guy.  (I'm not making any general statements about Asian guys.)

Elevator closes, we exchange hellos, everyone selects their floors.

He comments on my new "volleyball" shoes.  I had no idea they were volleyball shoes.  I tell him so.

He bends down to look, and pulls up my pant leg way too high to be looking at my shoes.  I'm a little stunned/baffled by this.  He immediately stands up, uncomfortable.  Silence ensues.  I don't feel threatened or anything.  Just kind of weirded out.  I get out on the 2nd floor.  He rides up to 3rd.

I walk to my desk feeling a little vindicated.  I hadn't shaved in over 2 months.  That's what he gets.