Monday, March 15, 2010

Scenes from a mall




Late Saturday afternoon we headed to the mall to run some errands, and we stayed long enough to have an early dinner. It has been a while since we were at the mall on a Saturday night, and the people watching did not disappoint.

The most intriguing person of interest was an older gentleman who was performing various karate moves close to one of the seating areas. We were seated so that the girls could see a fountain, restaurants and lights. To our right, some serious zen-master karate was on display, and Lauren could not let that pass without comment. She was discreet at first, saying, "He's DANCING!!!" Lauren, of course, cannot simply make a comment and move on. After saying it 20-30 times and not getting the reinforcement she wanted (I suppose she expected us to start chanting/clapping the statement over and over), she spoke much more loudly (and it's not as if she started off with a whisper) and pointed.

All of which, I'm sure, help him achieve a tranquil, zen existence.

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