The artist of the current drawing seeks to retain “his crown”.
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This is the first letter I’ve received that requires a statement from the ombudsman. Sweet. I assure you that the following letter is legit and I am publishing it in its entirety, exactly as I received it.
Subject line: “do you mean your blog to be comedy?”
“i read it to see if you can pick an uglier garden or house of the day then the last. you truly have no taste – sorry if this sounds rude but really you seem to think the worst good renovation or front door is amazing. you once picked a gate on the side of my house and said you thought it was great with something about it leading to some old lady drinking in the back. trust me it is way off from the truth and the most unattractive part of the house.”
Dear Sir or Madam,
Friedrich Nietzsche wrote: “For art to exist, for any sort of aesthetic activity to exist, a certain physiological precondition is indispensable: intoxication.” As I am frequently drunk, er intoxicated, this quote really resonated with me. But now on to your question. This blog is not meant to be comedy. It is meant to be a window upon my soul. Thus the doors. Common? Sure. Profound? Frequently. For a door can be a window, have you ever thought of that? Indeed.
I don’t recall the gate you reference nor an old lady drinking but I dare say Norman Rockwell himself could not paint a prettier picture. Let us remember the great words of the mighty Bob Dylan – “I define nothing. Not beauty, not patriotism. I take each thing as it is, without prior rules about what it should be.”
Warmly,
PoP
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Has anyone been to the Halal butcher/market at Georgia and Webster?
Can anyone recommend someone to mount and install an HDTV on a wall?
Can anyone recommend a place to order mulch and/or seeds by mail?
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So what do you think of this one. I’ve received a few more and people are kicking it up a notch! Do you like the memorials in the background or should there be rowhomes? You can still submit entries until this Thursday.
On a related note if you sent in an entry be sure to come to the next PoP happy hour Wed. the 21st at Looking Glass Lounge so I can give you a PoP t-shirt.
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Can someone recommend a CSA that delivers to Petworth? Ed. note: I, sadly, have no idea what a CSA is.
Furnished room for rent (female preferred) in Petworth.
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The entrant writes: “I tried to make the frogs sort of represent what I would imagine you to be as a frog walking around Petworth and the surrounding area befriending everyone.” If you vote for this one let me know if you prefer it in black and white or in color? Check out another version after the jump. (more…)
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Thoughts?
It is that time of year. Time to drink yourself silly, meet some of your neighbors and make fun of PoP in person! Who can ask for more? The folks at Looking Glass Lounge have been kind enough to extend happy hour prices all night long. Additionally, manager Dan Searing, will be offering Mojito specials to mark the occasion. This happy hour is fixing to be the biggest one yet. I’ll remind folks again as the date approaches.
Now for a small admin note. Some folks who leave a comment are placed in “moderation”. Let me just say, I have no idea why this happens to some people and not others. It is nothing personal and hopefully the comments get published pretty quickly. I apologize for the inconvenience and hope one day to have it fixed. Thanks for understanding.
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Entries will be accepted until May 11th. Give a thumbs up or thumbs down in the comments and send your entries to [email protected]
A commenter suggested that I spruce up the PoP frog logo a bit. I think it’s a great idea. I can’t offer much to the winner except for eternal gratitude and bragging rights. All entries will receive a PoP t-shirt. So the only parameters are that the logo be a frog, it has some sort of crown and the flag of DC in the logo somehow. Email me your entries directly at [email protected]. Let’s see if we have some creative readers out there. I’ll post the entries and we can have an informal vote on the winner. Good luck and thanks in advance.