I am in the public square again ... writing.
I got a good handle on my sermon on the stationary bike at the gym. Now, as you can see, i am blogging.
I like doing more than one thing at a time.
I like being alone in a crowd.
I also like talking to people.
And seclusion is good too .. everything in its time.
This food court in the mall actually has some hidden electrical outlets for plugging in laptops. Why else would they exist?
Since I ordered so little, they gave me my chicken at the Chinese place for $2.18 including tax. I ate half and gave the other half away to a skate boarder dude who had just bombed out trying to get a date with a girl in a nearby booth.
He was most pleased ... with the chicken ... not with the failure of his romantic overtures.
Did I mention the free wireless access?
I am actually what we used to call a square, not "with-it," and relatively "uncool." But, I like to hang around places where cool people gather - like a square in the square.
It makes you think thoughts ... like whether or not that skater dude shared the chicken with his two friends - like whether or not the girl in the next booth really did have a boyfriend ... and is that who she is texting right now?
Who is the lady with the two really well behaved and cute preschoolers calling? Why did she later decide that they were not behaving well and take them away?
Is the guy two booths down, who is the size I was 5 months, ago getting enough to eat?
What are all these people thinking and doing?
If I start coming here regularly, will there be conversations trivial or deep? We will all start to recognize each other.
Someone behind me and behind the counter just said business has been really slow. I think it is the young lady who gave me such a great price on the chicken. Nice young lady!
Will it pick up? Can this wonderful place survive now that I am really discovering it?
What would Jesus do here?
Wrong question perhaps. The right question might be: What is Jesus doing here and am I, somehow, part of it? Can i be? should I be? Will I be?
Is there a place for a square in the public square?
