Unless you live in a big city this may not happen to you but for me this seems to be an almost ubiquitous experience. I'll be standing at a bus stop with a group of people and a panhandler will approach the group and unerringly I will be the one and only person the guy will ask for money. Bill Gates could be standing next to me and the homeless guy would ignore Bill and still only seek money from me. I do not know why I have become the world's bum magnet but there must be a way to depolarize myself. Maybe its time for a disguise?
There used to be a crazy guy wearing an outlandish outfit who would stand on State Street with a bullhorn and lecture people about eternal damnation. He would rant and wail and invariably people would cross the street to avoid him and almost always give him a wide birth. So I guess I have answered my own question. Thus I will be stopping after work today and getting myself a bullhorn and an electric color dreamcoat. No doubt this will make me pretty popular in general so I will be available for all your party appearance needs, so get your requests in early.