You know, there are only so many hours in the day.

Therefore, when I'm walking down Boylston Street near Copley Square and am confronted by all these people, whom should I stop to talk with?

* The people from the "Save The Children" foundation, looking for donations;

* The kids selling candy bars "for our football team";

* The homeless (I assume) guy selling "Spare Change";

* The homeless (I assume) guy holding the door open to the CVS with one hand (and an empty cup in the other);

* The obnoxious newspaper vendor waving a Metro in my face;

or,

* The guy from CitiBank who asks, "How would you like an ice cream sandwich?"