Installment 9542: Walking with Chris

 A number of years ago Chris and I were taking a walk in Back Bay in the early evening when it looked like a ghostly apparition came upon us. It was the World Naked Bike Ride. The light and the quiet made them seem other earthly. We had a similar moment yesterday near Boston Common when a marching band appeared walking in formation, but not playing their instruments (and uniforms required!), through the streets to get in line for the Boston Veterans Parade. There's something about large groups of people organizing themselves in lines that makes you stand still yourself and notice.