If you had to choose, which would you prefer?
1) A crisp, autumn's-just-around-the-corner evening spent in the local coffee place with a mug of tea, enveloped by the hum of good conversation, catching up on the moderately-mundane events of the past week while drinking in the strains of a local singer/songwriter wavering through the air.
2) A crisp, autumn's-just-around-the-corner evening spent with ruby-red watermelon juice dribbling down your chin, the sizzle of burgers BBQing off to the side, children's voices carrying over from the playground, the rustle of poplar leaves and another chapter or two of that book you're finally reading.