Morning in Woodley Park

8:30am outside the Woodley Park-Zoo/Adams Morgan metro stop on Connecticut Ave. Several men in business suits walk by in a hurry, almost all with laptop cases and about half with earbuds in their ears. Two are talking on their cellphones. Six people are standing on the street waiting for the elevator, two are listening to music, none say a word to each other. Men in orange vests blowing leaves off Woodley Rd. are talking to each other with their cellphones' walkie-talkie feature. A ragged-looking man with a cupful of change and a cardboard sign that says "Elect a Homeless Guy for President!" answers his cellphone.