Did we visit the North Carolina Museum of Art in Raleigh and admire some abstract black and white paintings by Paul Klee, or perhaps Piet Mondrian, or some other modern master? Were we looking at a downtown map of Chapel Hill with all the street names removed? Or perhaps we stumbled upon a sewing pattern? No, we are simply looking at one of the tabletops at the food court of South Point Mall in Durham. As you can see, they all show this very abstract pattern. But why, you ask, is the food court so empty? Where are all the people? The answer is simple: the photo was taken just after 11 o’clock in the morning, too late for the breakfast crowd and too early for those looking to have lunch.