doodledee

Went down to the Dayton's Field's flower show this evening.

There were quite a few people there - way more than I expected for a Tuesday night. And man were the oldies out. The crowd was so old I looked around to make sure I didn't accidentally board a Caribbean cruise when I got off the escalator. (Nope.)

After some thought, my conclusion was that the senior crowd just likes to look at the flowers. Almost as much as they love coffee. And they love their coffee. Everywhere you looked, little old ladies were carrying cups around. One hand would gently lift a lilac bloom into sniffing range, while the other would cradle a latte.

And most strikingly, nearly all of them were drinking Starbucks. WTF?! Has The Greatest Generation sold out to mass consumerism? I never thought I'd say this, but I feel that I have to:

Ah-boo old people.

My rage passed pretty quickly. It just smelled so damn good in there, it was impossible to stay mad.