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This Weekend

Liza got home from California. She brought me an organic shirt made out of hemp. It really doesn’t look like a hippy shirt at all… unlike my other (cotton) organic shirt. I like the way it fits too. Good deal.

On Saturday night I saw a 6’ +, 200+ lb. butt naked white guy walking around on the street near my house. I specify that he was white because it was dark out, none of my friends saw him and his whiteness made him stand out like a full moon on a cloudless night. He walked out of seemingly nowhere and ducked into a private, gated alley before I got the words, “hey there’s a naked guy over there” out of my mouth. Friends are still skeptical that he existed, although I swear he was real.

I went to the Reading Terminal PA Dutch festival, ate a donut, chicken pot pie. (PA Dutch style) I had a seafood stew at Banana Leaf and a steak at Caribou Café and blueberry pancakes at Farmacia. I ate very well this weekend.

In other news, I took all my change to the bank on Saturday afternoon and walked out with $69.44. I decided to spend my winnings at Banana Leaf, Caribou Café and Farmacia.

On Sunday I drove around North Philly, Strawberry Mansion and lovely Mantua taking photos of various murals. I’d never been to some of the streets/neighborhoods. Strawberry Mansion has tons of character and aside from the fear; it has a good vibe and a lot of potential. If people would stop killing each other it would be a great neighborhood. Lots of trees, Fairmount Park nearby and great architecture. A few good jobs and some private investment couldn’t hurt either.

All in all, it’s interesting going through places where I stick out like that naked white dude. When people associate me with the murals, they tend to light up. From what I’ve seen, communities around this city love their murals.

Sunday evening was spent at Tinicum nature preserve down by the airport. There I watched the 3rd installment in Mascher Dance group’s Inhabitations. It was the best one yet and I expect some great photos out of it. (I had no time to look at them last night or this morning) Turnout was good for an event 3/4 of a mile into a fairly inaccessible wetland.

Also photographed were deer, egrets, herons, sandpipers and various fauna. That’s all for now.