{"id":17589,"date":"2018-04-10T18:52:53","date_gmt":"2018-04-10T18:52:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.vicsocotra.com\/wordpress\/?p=17589"},"modified":"2018-04-10T18:53:19","modified_gmt":"2018-04-10T18:53:19","slug":"life-island-times-caffeinated-compulsion-at-forsyth-park","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vicsocotra.com\/wordpress\/life-island-times-caffeinated-compulsion-at-forsyth-park\/","title":{"rendered":"Life & Island Times: Caffeinated Compulsion at Forsyth Park"},"content":{"rendered":"

I was enjoying some quality coffee time at one of the sidewalk tables at the Sentient Bean. I had a fabulous view of the southern end of Forsyth Park with its azaleas in full bloom, It was the first true day of a much delayed spring here in the Hostess City. The early morning commuters were long gone, and the local college students were now well into their 9:00 AM classes.<\/p>\n

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\nForsyth Park Azaleas<\/p>\n

So, I and a few locals had the place to ourselves. This ended abruptly when what had to be a tourist with an expensive custom-made coffee mug appeared from inside the Bean.<\/p>\n

Less ten feet away from me did this forty-something, female, bag of bones dressed in $500 designer workout clothing take her station. She was hovering — not standing.<\/p>\n

She was walking in place. Lifting her bony, be-sandaled feet just high enough, I finally figured out, to register as steps on her Fitbit which she was constantly checking and re-checking,<\/p>\n

She did this for at least ten, maybe twenty, minutes. Was she was really exercising? Not really. I think she was satisfying her OCD. Getting her steps in. At the expense of my caffeinated azalea-serenity.<\/p>\n

People are whacky. Their crazy is taken to new levels by their digital assistants.<\/p>\n

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\nSidewalk tables at the Bean<\/p>\n

PS Sentient Bean coffee rules.<\/p>\n

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