Whatsupwithdat?

Please don't interpret my relative silence on xanga in the new year to mean that nothing of significance to note is happening around here.  In fact, there have been lots, but just not enough time to verbalize.

Well, my good friend DF is here, and already she has been exposed to the often randomness of life out here.  Take for example our stroll back to our apartment yesterday.  We were in the final stretch towards home when I felt a slight shove behind me.  I turned around to find a little boy, no more than seven years old, stumbling over his steps.  Thinking that he had tripped and somehow fallen into me I gently told him to be careful.  What proceeded next was not what I expected.  With grunting noises he began pummeling my side.  Then he approached from the front and started to attack me again.  Startled, I warned him to stop.  I turned behind to a man walking behind me and yelled, "Hey, is this your son?"  The man didn't reply.  By that time, the kid had started running towards DF, with what I assume was the same motive--to start pummeling her as well.  "AY AY," I warned.  I couldn't believe what I was seeing.  Who was this random kid?  And who did he think he was, anyways?  We managed to hold off our 'attacker,' but if I had my wits at the time, I would have grabbed him and given him a stern lecture.     

Dude, whatsupwithdat?