Seven things to do while you're waiting in line

Time waiting in long holiday lines can be put to good use. Stretching, reciting poetry to oneself, and reading are suggested. One also might reflect on all the people of the world who must wait in long lines just to buy life's essentials such as bread and milk.
THE HOLIDAYS WOULDN'T BE THE SAME without standing in long lines to buy gifts, wrapping paper and other accoutrements. Wouldn't you miss the anticipation, the social contact, the piped-in music? [...]