and who doesn't sorrow
seeking joy
or all
sorrow
seeking nothing
the dolorous faces
of the icons
even
the joyous ones
our lady
succoring our sadness
savoring salvation
somehow
joy
Showing posts with label Philadelphia. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Philadelphia. Show all posts
Tuesday, May 31, 2016
Friday, July 06, 2007
State of Strangeness
Steve and I went to a baseball game in Philadelphia (a.k.a. Philly) last weekend. Mets vs. Phillies. Maybe I'll manage to post some photos. Eventually. (Last year in July, Steve, Brian, Lisa, and I went to Shea Stadium and back in the same day, and sandwiched a double-header in between.)
Steve scored a great deal on a red Mustang rental. Sweet, I guess is the slang. how bizarre is that, a geezer like me trying to look cool in the Mustang (with my SF orange and black cap). A laughable Laughorist.
Anyway, a few oddities regarding the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (so does that mean there are really fewer than 50 states? Aren't Virginia and Massachusetts also Commonwealths?):
1. On the highways, one sees this sign: EMERGENCY PULL-OFF. Shucks, I don't think I've had any emergency pull-offs since high school (maybe fresh after scoring some porn) (well, upon closer scrutiny, it's not been that long ago).
2. We saw a traffic signal (traffic light) WITHIN a parking lot.
3. On two occasions, the toll machines didn't work, causing significant delays.
Otherwise, a splendid time was had by all (to paraphrase Sgt. Pepper in its 40th anniversary year).
Steve scored a great deal on a red Mustang rental. Sweet, I guess is the slang. how bizarre is that, a geezer like me trying to look cool in the Mustang (with my SF orange and black cap). A laughable Laughorist.
Anyway, a few oddities regarding the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (so does that mean there are really fewer than 50 states? Aren't Virginia and Massachusetts also Commonwealths?):
1. On the highways, one sees this sign: EMERGENCY PULL-OFF. Shucks, I don't think I've had any emergency pull-offs since high school (maybe fresh after scoring some porn) (well, upon closer scrutiny, it's not been that long ago).
2. We saw a traffic signal (traffic light) WITHIN a parking lot.
3. On two occasions, the toll machines didn't work, causing significant delays.
Otherwise, a splendid time was had by all (to paraphrase Sgt. Pepper in its 40th anniversary year).
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