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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
Posted in Crime & Punishment, Mishegas, Paths Crossed, The Facts of Life
Tagged Cerne Abbas Giant, Chelsea, Fifth Avenue NYC, Flatiron Building, French Olympic pole vaulter, Harper's, NoMad, Sherry Netherland Hotel
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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
Posted in Culture, Paths Crossed, The Facts of Life
Tagged biggest yard sale in the world, Crossville Tennessee, yard sales
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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
Posted in Culture, Government, Paths Crossed, The Facts of Life
Tagged Crossville Tennessee, Crossville Tiles, Cumberland General Store, Cumberland Plateau, Dayton Tennessee, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Homestead Tennessee, Nemo Tiles, Oonee-Can, Tennessee Valley Authority, The Surrey With The Fringe On Top
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