Date Night at Strand

New York is so wonderfully alive on a thawing Saturday evening.  The subways are full of music, people are tipsy, loud, taking up space, and enjoying themselves.  Union Square, filled with people chatting, playing chess, smoking, eating, and a man rolls by doing a handstand on a skate board.  Of course people notice, but they remain unchanged.  And a huge bookstore filled with people, open until 10:30pm for all those who are still unable to find their perfect book, or just enjoy the lingering.