People watching...

Sitting at the Safeway. Waiting for my prescription. Watching people. 

Some are easy. Queen bee. Strolling smoothly through the store at top speed, flowing dress, had held high, looking directly forward. At least 200 lbs of blond elegance. Everything about her says she knows what she wants and where she's going. I would move out of her way. Then I hear a small male voice, about 6 feet behind her. I look around. No one else there. He's talking right to her back. Hustling to keep up. Cute, mid-sized sized guy with longish hair. I hear him say, "Well, do you need anything else?"  He is definitely her page, although that may not be his official household title.

Ah. There's a young girl walking up to the store with her head buried in her smartphone. I doubt she's checking her shopping list. Probably chatting on a different continent. Or updating her "status" on Facebook, "Picking up groceries at the Safeway." Or texting her roomies, "u need anything at Sway?" To which she'll receive the return text, "yeah, pu milk!" after she gets back in the car and is on her way home.

Another hetero couple. The boss lady and her beast of burden editing the store. He's in the front, pushing the fully laden shopping cart. She's following, 2 or 3 feet behind, checking the list, putting the wallet away, etc. Another linear, no-eye-contact couple. Interesting dynamics.