I wave at dogs. This is a strange statement to make. There is nothing inherently strange about it I guess. However, it is something that more oft than not results in strange looks. You see I don’t just wave at any old dog, I seem to have developed the habit of waving to dogs out on their daily walk. The scene typically unfolds thusly: I’ll be driving through a neighborhood on my way to pick up one animal or another, and a beautiful dog will be dragging some ugly slob around, the dog will look at me with that big dog grin and before I can stop it my hand shoots up and waves frantically. My eyes will then drift back to the person walking the dog who is doing 1 of 2 things. Staring at me like I’m a freak which snaps me out of my daze and makes me think of how strange my actions appeared. Or the person is waving back assuming I am waving at them, at which point I almost was glare back with a look of disgust that perfectly translates my thought “I wasn’t waving at you, you dumb slob, I was waving at the dog.” I actually get annoyed every time I catch someone waving back at me. I realize moments after staring them down how ridiculous the encounter must seem from their end, but really why would I wave at someone I’ve never even met.