Welcome to the Lodge!: 11/14/2004

Gee - no divided country here...

Mamma mia - the latest in a series of email forwards primarily consisting of "blue staters" spouting off at "red staters" actually has me quite taken aback. Don't get me wrong, I found myself nodding along most of the time - feeling "yeah!" and "that's right!" but still...what the hell is wrong with our country???
See: Fuck the South
http://www.fuckthesouth.com/

Also, Red Sox Nation - Literally
http://www.boston.com:80/news/globe/editorial_opinion/oped/articles/2004/11/08/red_sox_nation_literally

And United Cities of America
http://www.thestranger.com/current/feature.html

Back to add:
apparently, I'm not the only one this has struck today...see the cover article on Salon.com for a more articulate view...

I'm just not sure quite what to make of it all...but it sure as heck worries me a bit.

The People in my Neighborhood...

Abby has told me that I'm "sucking at putting up pictures", so I figure I shall use this forum to show a little more about my life here.

First, with Blair buying the house 'round the corner, there were a lot of articles about the 'hood, so, here's one to check out the streets where I live.

Following on that are a host of pictures that should give you a fair feel for the flat...think of it as a tourist brochure, and come and visit sometime! Still need to do more about the wall art or lack thereof (although some interesting art did come with the place: Matisse prints = good. Rabbi and scroll oil painting? = not so much.

And please be sure to read on after that...I'm quite proud of my Bridget-themed post but no one seems to have responsed. Sigh...what's a girl gotta do to get people to comment on her blog?