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March 07, 2006
Life Slices
We stood, camera in hand, before a battered, abandoned house on the 54th block of Virginia. Three middle-aged men walked by. "What're y'all doin'?" one yelled at us.
"Taking pictures for an art project."
"Art project?!" he exclaimed, incredulously. "In 1967..." He paused for effect. "I drew a Stick. Man. And that was the last art project I did."
A few minutes later we training our lens on the dilapidated "Motown" house on the corner of Virginia and 55th. After observing curiously for a few moments, a little fellow -- wearing a fur-lined parka three sizes too big for his eleven year old frame -- approached us. "Dere's possums in dat house," he offered helpfully.
"Really?" Noel asked.
"Yeah, I've seen 'em."
"Do you like possums?" I asked.
The boy shrugged nochalantly. "Yeah."
"Why? They're ugly."
"Naaaah." He jogged off to meet a friend, shaking his head at our obviously skewed aesthetic.
Carefully Dramatized Life Accounts | By elissa | 11:17 AM
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hehe. welcome to the "heart of St. Elmo." I saw yall on 53rd and Virginia as I was trimming my hedges, but I couldnt think of anything clever enough to say, and didnt want to disturb your obviously blissful togetherness.
Posted by: bobw at March 7, 2006 05:03 PM
yes... the slices of life are an odd blend of wonderful and frightening here in "the heart." Come back often, the stories never end.
Posted by: stelmodad at March 7, 2006 06:45 PM
Bob, too bad you didn't say anything. You might have made it into this post too ;)
We really like walking the 50+ blocks in Stelmo, particularly on Virginia, because we always get to talk to more people. I'm so glad that it's finally the perfect walking weather again.
Posted by: elissa at March 7, 2006 09:50 PM
