I saw an 18 Wheeler truck make a u-turn on 14th Street. How is that even physically possible? A u-turn!
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Author: Prince Of Petworth
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After receiving an email, I decided to check out the U Street Farmers Market again. Boy, am I glad I did. There was an incredible selection of apples, tomatoes and they even had quinces. I don’t think I’ve ever seen a quince before in my life. (more…)
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Remember when I was surprised that a mattress was taken off the street? There were a number of commenters on that post that suggested you could get rid of anything if it was free. So I walked past a number of books, records, and dvds that were free for the taking on 13th Street and there staring at me in the face was a “Yanni Live!” dvd. Now tell me, do you think someone will really take that as well?
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Those are some pretty bad ass flower boxes…
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Anyone know a good manicure/pedicure place?
Anyone know a good dog walker?
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You can read the full story in Raw Fisher here.
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Now I don’t really have a dog in this fight but a number of people have written me to discuss it. Ed note: you’ll get the atrocious pun in a moment. At any rate Intangible Arts just wrote a great post about neighborhood dog parks. Like I said it doesn’t effect me very much. But I often walk by a dog park and I’m telling you the joy I see on the people’s faces and the dog’s faces (if that’s possible) seems worth it to me. It really does seem to build a sense of community as well. But others say it is a total waste of money that could be invested in worthier causes. I’m not sure I buy that argument. I think the joy that dog parks bring people and their pets is worth it. As long as they don’t take over the people parks. So what do you think: are dog parks a beautiful site or a complete waste of money and resources?
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I think someone from Monty Python said that. So I make an effort to say hi to most people when I’m walking around. Now don’t get me wrong. I don’t say hi willy nilly, I make sure I get some kind of eye contact first so I don’t throw out a hello when I don’t think it is welcome. But I’d say one out of ten times I make a huge mistake. I don’t realize that the eye contact I receive is actually a “don’t look at me and get the hell out of my sight” eye contact. What generally happens is I get a little eye contact from some tougher looking folks and I say hello. My hello is received by an icy cold stare. I’m telling you it is a stare that could frighten Mike Tyson. But the stare is not enough. It is almost always followed by a disgusted look and an exaggerated spit on the ground as I pass. Well, ok, a simple nod would do but I hear you. I won’t make the same mistake again. But I always do. One of these days I’ll get the courage/stupidity to spit back on the street. Well, no I won’t but sometimes I’d like to.
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Why aren’t their more of these? It seems to me that every rowhouse that has a porch should have a double decker porch. It seems fairly easy to do. How sweet is it to put a couple of chairs up there and have a cup of coffee/beer and people watch? So why aren’t there more of these?
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Human Society has its adopt a pet mobile outside of Sticky Fingers Bakery twice a month.