Saunter Much?

There is an intersection near my place that sees quite a bit of traffic, both vehicular and foot. Volume-wise, it even reminds me a little bit of the West Village. Which wouldn't be a problem in, I'm guessing, most places. But, here, the pedestrians have this really weird (passive-aggressive) way of slowing down and sauntering through the (very busy) intersection, as though they are making some statement about their power as....pedestrians?

God, sometimes I miss New York. I think you know what I mean.

Where DO you draw the line?

I know that this is going to sound like the grumblings of someone who didn't attend a name-brand college (and, if the truth be known, I put in some semesters at a couple of Community Institutions of Higher Learning, but never matriculated). However, I would like to state right here and right now that I think there should be a point at which one should stop wearing or exhibiting their alma mater on either clothing or car-back-window-stickers. I'm going to be generous and say that I think that line should be drawn at two years after graduation.

I do think that the university emblem thing is all about bragging. When was the last time you saw someone sporting a sweatshirt that proclaimed "Hayward State?" What else would make someone in their forties put a Brown University sticker on their vehicle? Why would a thirty-five year old guy wear a Stanford sweatshirt? I cannot get into the psyche of the beast, but it smacks of elitism. And, I'm guessing that's what bugs me.

Butt As Billboard

I am a very lazy blogger because I just can't bring myself to find a photo of a large girl wearing a pronouncement across her ass. I settled, instead, for this young cutie and only because I think that I've made my case in spite of her lack of girth. Who uses their ass as a space for advertisement? From a manufacturer's point of view, it's brilliant. Otherwise, it's just downright dumb to draw attention to your hind quarters. I'm just sayin'.