Isn't perception an interesting idea. Depending on who you are, what you think, how you've been raised, the experiences you've had and a host of other criteria, all this will color how you view the things that happen in your world. I've been thinking about perception because of two events this last week. First, my new car. OMW a convertible, a sporty, little convertible. This little car will certainly change a lot of people's perception of who I am. Maybe it will change my perception of who I think I am...hmmm...that is something to think about further.

The other event was to finish the book Foul Matters, by Martha Grimes. I originally picked up this book because of my perception that she writes a good mystery and I even remembered the detective's name that she usually writes about; Richard Jury. This book was nothing like my perception of what a Martha Grimes book sould be like. There is no Richard Jury, just a cast of strange and wonderful characters. And the weirdness of it all was that this was actually a funny book. Perception, expecting one thing, getting another.