These fellows gather every day outside the house where I usually stay in Habana Centro. They spend the day talking and observing the scene. In the afternoon the kids who are home from school play in the street. If you give them a ball they will play for days it seems. They make up games, play stickball, and just throw it against the wall-like kids everywhere. Each of these men live with their children and grandchildren. The tradition of families caring for each other is quite strong in Cuba. Some of the older folks, especially the men who were in the Revolution or had jobs in the government, receive a "patrimony." In this neighborhood in Centro, not that many people go to work. Many stay home, some make their income renting rooms. My landlord, Tony, is a retired MD who makes more being the broker for both himself and neighbors in renting rooms with meals for about $25/night. He has a web site and when I am there I am constantly surprised by how many people show up looking for a place to stay. Mostly young European tourists and South American visitors.