Am I Evil?

It's a nice quiet evening here in the Southern US. Warm, a bit of a breeze - just perfect for sitting out on the deck and writing. Seventies and eighties music plays courtesy of my favorite local radio station. Perfect dancing around and feeling good music.

Just a bit ago I was carrying around my big green watering can, watering all my lovely red flowers and my ferns. Without even thinking I began to dance around a bit. You know how it is when a really good, favorite song gets a hold of you? Bob Seger's "Old Time Rock and Roll" always makes me dance, dance, dance. Our backyard is surrounded by a big privacy fence so I figure if I want to boogie around the deck in my bathing suit, why not?

Just as I was really getting in to the song, I looked up and noticed the neighbor out back standing on his deck, staring unabashedly. Since his yard slopes and our yard does a bit as well, if we're standing on our respective decks, we can see one another. Now let me be clear. I never want to see this nosy goomer, but every single time that I go out by the pool or on the deck, he comes outside for some reason. At first, he was discreet - pretending to do something. Now, as I said, he makes no bones about the fact that he's gawking.

When I noticed him, I briefly considered going back indoors but I thought, no - darn it - I'm not going to let him ruin the first moments all day that I've felt well enough to do anything. I just went on about my watering and dancing, and truly, after a bit I sort of forgot he was there. You know how it is when the rhythm gets you ;)

The hour changed and light 70s rock transitioned to a different style. Soon I could hear Marvin Gaye's uber sexy voice urging me... "Let's Get It On".

"Why not?", I thought and shifted into the sort of dance that appreciates the sentiment of Marvin's enticement ;) About a minute or so into the song I heard a loud sound coming from the neighbors backyard. Surprised, I looked up and noticed nosy neighbor was no where to be seen. His back door opened and his wife hurried out on the deck.

"____ what on earth?? What happened?" I heard her call out.

Apparently nosy neighbor had been so busy watching me and trying to move closer to get a better look that he fell off his deck and landed in his rhododendrons. No injury to his body, but I'm pretty sure his dignity suffered and he's probably still trying to explain things to his wife.

Since I first made sure he wasn't hurt, am I evil to chuckle just a bit? Only just a tiny bit.. really.