Things I know to be true

If you’re waiting for an elevator, someone else will always come and press the button, even if it’s already lit.

In New York City, if you are in your car waiting for the light to change, when it does, if you don’t move within .001 seconds, the driver behind you will honk his horn.

Regardless of how empty the front of the bus is (and despite Rosa’s best efforts), Black people will still get on and head for the back.

Not all poetry is spoken word or meant to be performed aloud from a stage.

If a group of teenagers are just hanging out, not even doing anything wrong, adults will always assume they are up to no good.

The night you need your sleep because you have to get up early in the morning, either a friend will telephone just to chat or the neighbors will throw a loud party.

You will always meet the person of your dreams when you’re not dressed for it.

Now matter how good your credit is, when you make a purchase at a store, you will have a moment of anxiety waiting for the card to be approved.

You can’t get a taxi during a rainstorm, but a passing car will always find a big puddle and splash you.

People who set their watches five minutes fast usually arrive 10-15 minutes late.

That guy at the gym with the great big upper body who always wears sweat pants, never works on his legs.

People with the biggest dogs live in the smallest apartments.

What do you know to be true?