A flower in my pathway is a lovely sight to see
Bright red to contrast the day
Brought by the wind to me
And if such beauty lies in random strides
Behind a door
Difficult to open
Held steady as if closed
By the force of a Southern California gale
What surprises might lie
Behind doors we think are closed
But are really just in need
Of our patience, our action, our time
La Vida de Caridad: The New York City Vortex
None of these stories relate to the Guggenheim, but the spiral dome looks like a vortex!
According to 2010 United States Census, New York City is the most populous city in the country with over eight million people. Furthermore, according to NYC’s official guide, over 40 million people visit this city annually. You might begin reading this thinking “It’s a small world” but by the end, I wonder if you would think that is the most appropriate phrase. I am by no means a math major, but I feel like my most recent trip to NYC over President’s Day weekend has to be a statistical anomaly. In fact, I think I may have flown in and out of a vortex.
Almost Happiness
Seven Star Cavern Wishing Well - Old Chinatown Central Plaza
This past weekend life carried me to Los Angeles’ Old Chinatown Central Plaza. While there on an errand, I threw a coin into its Seven Star Cavern Wishing Well. By “well” I don’t mean your standard hole in the ground encircled by bricks, but you probably figured that out with the phrase “Seven Star Cavern”. This is more of a replica of the Seven Star Caves of China, painted green, dotted with Buddha statues and little metal “wells” complete with signage. These signs call out to the things we often wish for – “Love” (naturally all the way at the top, no incognito throwing there), “Prosperity”, “Peace”, “Wealth”, “Good Luck”, and even one for “Vacation”.
Why Hoekstra Super Bowl Ad is Racist
GOP senatorial candidate Pete Hoekstra ran/is running a seriously racist ad against incumbent Debbie Stabenow in Michigan. It’s not that I don’t understand the point of Hoekstra’s ad – obviously, he believes that Stabenow is pouring money into China’s economy by spending too much, but everything about this ad loses that point because of its over-the-top images and racial insensitivity.
There is a video embed of the commercial at the end, but here’s the text:
Thank you, Michigan Senator Debbie Spenditnow. Debbie spends so much American money. You borrow more and more from us. Your economy get very weak. Ours get very good. We take your jobs. Thank you, Debbie Spenditnow.
Let me point out a few things:
Why 13 is My Favorite Number
My Shoe Calendar on Friday the 13th
I figured I’d squeeze in this post before the end of the first Friday the 13th of 2012 (the first of three such days this year separated by 13 weeks). Perhaps it’s my empathetic spirit, but 13 is actually my favorite number. It is partly because it has such a bad rep that I thought to make it a favorite number a long time ago. But while this is how it started, adopting 13 as a favorite number has grown to shade my perspective beyond this numeric empathy.
