Play it where it lies, the coach told his students. What kind of a class is golf, they thought before signing up for a free credit. They paid $2,500 to walk through grass, with some distraction. They got more exercise than most of their gym memberships from that class. Some credited the sport, but everyone's blood pressure fell a few points over those months.
The curtains lift. Someone stubs a line but the rest goes well, they think. Someone in the theater was paid to be there, constantly searching. Idly, perhaps, but constantly. They leave in the second intermission.
It was the new guy's first time alone at his station that day. Every time he delivered another steel tub to the dishwasher he tried to scan out over the tables in the dining area for anyone with a spot of orange-yellow on their plates, tried to steal a reaction, a visual critique, anything. He thought it tasted good, but he couldn't have his until after his shift. It'd gotten a little cold.
The curtains lift. Someone stubs a line but the rest goes well, they think. Someone in the theater was paid to be there, constantly searching. Idly, perhaps, but constantly. They leave in the second intermission.
It was the new guy's first time alone at his station that day. Every time he delivered another steel tub to the dishwasher he tried to scan out over the tables in the dining area for anyone with a spot of orange-yellow on their plates, tried to steal a reaction, a visual critique, anything. He thought it tasted good, but he couldn't have his until after his shift. It'd gotten a little cold.
do you know yours?