> you feel like you're amongst a bunch of half-asleep people A few months ago I was sitting in a crowded urban park. I was people watching for a bit; no book,

> you feel like you're amongst a bunch of half-asleep people A few months ago I was sitting in a crowded urban park. I was people watching for a bit; no book, no phone. I saw some sort of surveillance/tracking operation unfold in plain site. A fit, ex-military looking guy in his mid 40s dressed to look like a tourist in a t-shirt and shorts took a seat. He would steal glances off to the side at a certain individual. He talked into his blue tooth ear piece, casually glanced around, and then he took off his blue baseball cap, put it in his backpack, and quickly replaced it with a red baseball cap. He later shot me a little grin, having seen me noticing him, even though I was discrete and over 30 meters away. Over 100 people could have seen this unfold but I am sure none did because literally most of them were looking at phones. There are all sorts of interesting vignettes going on in crowded places that almost nobody sees. I have other memorable observations. My advice to security firms and the FBI tailing targets: fit people over 35 stand out in America at this point.