I’m In A Lexington State of Mind
It’s not NY and that’s the point.
I live near Boston, within the zone where self concern and whatdoIhavetodonext is almost always on the front burner. So, sometimes I need to escape that mindset and wander out to….Lexington Center. It’s not far but it’s far enough to feel the shift to a lower gear (obvious bike reference as the Minuteman Bike trail run basically right through the center). It’s far enough where, in the coffee shops, there isn’t a fight over every seat and every person isn’t plugged into something. As I look out the window this morning on the busy center there are parents bringing their children to a Halloween event. There are bikers discussing their loop on this crisp Saturday in fall. There’s a Alaskan huskie next to her owner gathering the attention of passer byes (a child dressed as a pumpkin with Dad is torn between fear and interest). There are a few people sitting numerous public benches simply enjoying the morning and their cup of coffee. On the way from my secret parking space to the Peet’s I ran into a pair of couples dressed as: Dorthy, Tin Woodsman, Witch and a Leprechaun. I’m sorry I don’t think I’d run into that at 8:45am on a Saturday morning in Cambridge.
Sometimes I need Lexington Center. I can’t wait to come here when the snow starts to fall and sit by the big glass windows and drink in an even slower gear.
