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Did the Earth move for you, too, baby?

August 23, 2011August 23, 2011 ~ odd man out ~ 2 Comments

At Front and Lombard, a woman with a British accent approached me and said “Did you feel the earth shake?” or “Did you feel an earthquake?” There was passion in her voice. I wondered if she’d mistaken me for someone else, or if it was love at first sight…

Philly’s turf war against flash mobs

August 9, 2011August 9, 2011 ~ odd man out

I had to laugh when I saw the Agence France-Presse story about the “flash mob curfew” now in effect in my obscenely humid hometown of Philadelphia.

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