{"id":149612,"date":"2021-08-25T15:54:07","date_gmt":"2021-08-25T20:54:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/shuffly.net\/zoop\/?p=149612"},"modified":"2021-08-25T15:56:05","modified_gmt":"2021-08-25T20:56:05","slug":"an-egg-on-main-street","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/shuffly.net\/zoop\/an-egg-on-main-street\/","title":{"rendered":"An egg on Main Street"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Like Wichita, my new hometown is infested with public art. Some of it is tolerably silly, such as this relative of Humpty Dumpty.<\/p>\n

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Other examples are identifiable as art only because there is no other category to put them in.<\/p>\n

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Lileks<\/a> hasn’t yet discovered this particular Main Street. When he does, I expect that he’ll spend a few words on this building.<\/p>\n

One last stop before we leave Main Street:<\/p>\n

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Heading west now: not a cemetery, but an open-air headstone showroom.<\/p>\n

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Near the memorial display models there are books and surplus tomatoes, both free for the taking. I’ll pass on the books.<\/p>\n

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My new parish church. The interior matches the exterior; I’ll take the camera in there someday.<\/p>\n

A couple more curiosities.<\/p>\n

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A cobblestone sidewalk. It must be fun to shovel after a snow.<\/p>\n

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I have no idea what this signifies.<\/p>\n

As always, right-click and open the pictures in a new window to see full-size and with better color.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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