I saw the oddest thing yesterday when walking into the building where I work. It is the seat of city-county government so it is a large building, 25 floors in the central tower. I mention this because we see a lot of people of all types coming in and out.

I walked in behind a woman yesterday who obviously worked here. I don't know what drew my attention to her first, perhaps her body language or clothing (she seemed to be dressed in an older style, but appeared my age), but I was watching her as she went through the revolving door at the entrance. She pushed through it with her shoulder, not with her hand. I remember wondering why she just didn't use the handicapped entrance if she had a problem pushing the door. She showed her work ID to our security staff and I followed her through to the elevators. She pushed the gate with her hip, and then used her car key to call the elevator. We got on the same elevator, and I noted the she used that same key to push her floor button.

The only thing I can think of is that she doesn't want to touch surfaces that other people touch. I don't KNOW that is what is going on with her, perhaps she is returning to work after a lengthy illness, or some treatment that has compromised her immune system, I don't know. For some reason my thoughts keep going back to her, though it really isn't any of my business. It just goes to show that we never know what other people are dealing with that we meet in our daily lives.