Category Archives: Paths Crossed

Some phallic news causing one resurrected memory

From Harper’s Weekly Review: In England, an “exceptionally wet summer” affected the Cerne Abbas Giant, an ancient chalk figure carved into a hill in Dorset, temporarily reducing the visibility of its famously prominent penis; one tourist complained that there was … Continue reading

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Paths Crossed: I made a mistake! That massive flea market I told you about?

It’s not a flea market. It’s a yard sale. And it is not just in Crossville, Tennessee. Oh no. When I wrote that maybe it goes into Arkansas but I couldn’t see that far I was kidding around. Except I … Continue reading

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Paths Crossed: Where my kitchen tiles come from

Following up my delight with the names given to the tiles I’ll be applying as a baseboard in my kitchen… I returned to Nemo Tiles on East 21st Street and sat down with Vlad to order my 4 by 12 … Continue reading

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