On NPR this morning:
"And a fire broke out in Baltimore's Cultural District last night causing multiple street closures...."
I thought this was in reference to the fire on East Baltimore street last night. "Hmm. Is that what we're calling The Block these days? The 'Cultural District?' How interesting. Mount Vernon is going to be pissed."
Imagine my surprise when, as I made my way up Charles to work this morning, I discover that Mount Vernon is, in fact, "a'far."
What is going on? Why is everything on fire? And why is this now routinely messing up my commute? (Is that self-centric?)
Even worse- Fox News's coverage of last night's fire on East Baltimore street. Why do they routinely look for "Man on the Street" interviews with the most unarticulate people? Do they purposefully seek out the pedestrian who's going to drawl, "Weeeeellllll, there wuz alla this smoooke and then the garls ran out buck-nayked in the streets." Congratulations, Baltimore. A fire has flushed out the "buck-nayked garls."
Can you imagine a throng of disoriented, anxious people being evacuated from their buildings and this sudden post-apolcolyptic mesh of bankers and lawyers in their suits alongside "buck-nayked garls" in the middle of downtown Baltimore? Did anyone politely offer their coat to a "buck-nayked garl?"
I just hope My Thai and Donna's didn't burn.
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Sadly, Donna's burned. Not to the ground but it's closed for the time being. My Thai is too, but that's for the best in my opinion - their curry tastes like my cats' litter box smells. Also, The Helmand is temporarily closed, which is a damn shame because shit is bangin'.
I live on St. Paul, a block away from the fire and woke up with black lung disease on Tuesday morning. Intense to say the least.
Hi friend.
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