Author: lindsayrgwatt

Vicarious Pants

Sorry for the title; I just wanted the opportunity to put those two words together.  The reason they can legitimately go together is that the other day I bought a pair of (new) pants and this was in the pocket: That’s right – inside my pocket was a slide of amphoras/vases in some Mediterranean market. … Continue reading Vicarious Pants

Zeitgeist?

I snapped this photo today as I watched this nutter outside the now-closed Balducci’s at 8th and 14th.  I don’t know why, but I thought he kind of captured the moment:

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Flint, Meet Brooklyn

There was an interesting piece in the New York Times last week talking about how civic leaders in Flint, Michigan are considering a radical plan to reinvigorate their city: they’re thinking of shrinking it.  Flint used to be a gleaming mini-metroplois of 200,000, but with the decline of the auto industry (it is, after all,… Continue reading Flint, Meet Brooklyn

Travellin’ Man

Yesterday I had to drive up to the border to renew my visa.  (For technical reasons, you need to apply from outside the country and I’m too cheap to fly).  It was one helluva drive: 658.6 miles (or 1,060 km for my metric friends). This got me wondering: if I had only gone one way,… Continue reading Travellin’ Man