Monument Square

Sermonizers in gaudy sportcoats, awkward former employers, refuseniks draped over the monument knoll, local chefs testing the firmness of farm tomatoes, Spencer Albee talking on his Bluetooth, the listless, the hurried, last year's crush, the over- and under-caffeinated, feverish morning library queues, humble beaders and jewelers at foldable kiosks, next year's crush, and all the faces in between. They're all watching you, too.