The downtown/old town is the "draw" around here. I took a walk through downtown, just out of curiosity. It was so dead, it felt like one of those post-apocalypse science fiction movies.
But I shouldn't have been surprised. There is hardly one "essential" store in the entire downtown. What it does have is yoga/pilates instruction, art galleries (trinket shops), over-priced food fad boutiques, antique shops, tattoo parlors, restaurants (offering small portions and high prices), and metaphysical centers.
There were hardly any cars, and not many pedestrians either. Normally you would see a diverse sample of the menagerie of the Democratic party.
A culture has to create some sort of economy, and perhaps looking at the economy tells us a lot about culture. But in thinking about this example, Cause and Effect get confused in my mind.
It was thought-provoking to see an already weak economy completely crumble. Perhaps groceries, hardware, and tire stores really are more necessary than a Zen Center.
But I shouldn't have been surprised. There is hardly one "essential" store in the entire downtown. What it does have is yoga/pilates instruction, art galleries (trinket shops), over-priced food fad boutiques, antique shops, tattoo parlors, restaurants (offering small portions and high prices), and metaphysical centers.
There were hardly any cars, and not many pedestrians either. Normally you would see a diverse sample of the menagerie of the Democratic party.
A culture has to create some sort of economy, and perhaps looking at the economy tells us a lot about culture. But in thinking about this example, Cause and Effect get confused in my mind.
It was thought-provoking to see an already weak economy completely crumble. Perhaps groceries, hardware, and tire stores really are more necessary than a Zen Center.
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Interesting tie-dye. Is it art or a political message?
Did you notice that the tie-dye patterns match? Perhaps why he isn't wearing pants is that he couldn't find a pair that matches the pattern.
Just another example of the tendency of all counter-culture groups to demand complete conformity within their own group.
People are nuts.
George
Still, it ends up being ironic and a type of defeat to be so uniform within the minority.