In a coffee shop on the park, this man is putting together a model airplane. It is an A38-800 Airbus.

The counter guy is not pleased. This man comes around too often and perhaps stays too long; the airplane takes up too much room at a communal table. The counter guy approaches. �Oh great,� he says. �You�re here to stink up the place with airplane glue.�

�Oh no!� the hobbyist says, grinning. He is a man who doesn�t often get attention from strangers. �I�m just cutting it out. See?� The counter guy nods and makes a nasal sound.

In the corner a professional ballerina is being photographed with her students. In the bathroom, the girl in the next stall answers her cell phone while she�s peeing. She makes plans to meet up for drinks with her pants around her ankles. She is wearing blue Puma tennis shoes, and I wonder if her friend can hear the rattle of the toilet paper dispenser as they decide between Doc�s and Blondies. She hangs up and leaves without washing her hands.