Stealth Sociology

A few hours ago, I was waiting in line at the commissary...which can be a great opportunity to people watch. Today did not disappoint. There was a multi-generational Filipino family in front of me with four darling kids in tow...including these girls pictured below (who seemed about 8ish). They had been dancing around, giggle-whispering, etc....when something caught their attention:



It was the cover of Us Weekly magazine, sporting Robert Pattinson on the cover...with the headline, "Why she'll break his heart". I have to admit, it sounded much more interesting oozing slowly from their quivering, star-struck, pre-teen voices (as they clutched the issue and looked at each other like they had just discovered gold) than it did when my eyes had fallen across the headline minutes earlier. It was downright darling...in fact, and it made me chuckle out loud. They stood there silently frozen, feasting on every tabloid word...until Grandma beckoned them to come now, and they reluctantly put it back in its place. *Sigh*

{Photo courtesy of my quick thinking (and the pile of paper towels in my cart, behind which I could hide the stealth camera).}