I've had the most interesting conversation with fellow diners precisely because I was dining alone and so were they. The above arrangement assumes no one wants to talk to each other. More like grown children who are taking 'a time out'.
Never had much in the way of leg hair to shave, and with age, even less so. I can use a blade for a month, till I notice a bit more stubble between showers. Then it's time to change the blade. That first shave with a new blade is sweet.
We don't know what 'normal' is, not in anything. It is simultaneously one of the more political and useless words in our language. The powerful kick it around so that they can sound like they know what they're talking about, usually to bolster some scheme for making money. Who benefits from classifying obesity as a disease? 'Normal' like 'obesity' breeds insecurity for some, and financial security for others.
Well trained dogs? If I had called the name of one of my dogs from another room, with even a hint in my tone that there was a snack being offered, all three would have shown up regardless of whose name I used. These are like little actors waiting off stage for their cues, and then hitting their marks.
I first saw Peter Dinklage in a film titled, 'The Station Agent' (2003). It included Patricia Clarkson and it was quite good. I've looked forward to seeing what he could do with a role ever since. He's never disappointed me.
This winter I was in a restaurant, where I watched a guy eat. His chin was about four inches up from the tabletop. His left hand was extended out and around his plate, holding his phone so he could read it, and with his right he was shoveling food in his mouth. Five minutes later a woman joined him at the table and proceeded to consume her lunch in the same manner. They didn't talk to each other, or even make eye contact that I could see. Sitting alone often to eat a meal is sometimes depressing. Watching those two eat made it a little worse.
'You should have been cut from the list... I knew we were gunna get a bag of peanuts. I was right.' The embodiment of the attitude right there.