Saturday night, we took our kids into Boston to the Shakespeare on the Common performance of “As You Like It”. We staked out our spot, spread out our blanket, ate, and then let the teenagers go find some kind of frozen treat.
All around us people filled in with their blankets and picnics. My wife and I sat back in our beach chairs and did a little people watching.
There were three women laughing and talking. They represented the English Major/Graduate Student Faction. Strawberries seemed to be a major part of their meal.
The group right in front of us was hard to categorize. The men had a rough edge and significantly longer hair than the women. They were vigorously talking about the play itself and eating various pasta salads. We finally decided they were more Medieval Fair than Harley Davidson types.
The urban professional couple. My wife predicted that they were on a date and didn’t know each other very well yet. They had a much more upscale meal: crusty bread, brie, and smoked salmon.
Finally, our group. People looking at us would have said, “middle aged couple from the suburbs dragging their kids into the city to get some culture”.
When the epilogue was done, our group thought it had been a great performance. I’ll bet the others agreed.
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