I forgot about this.

One my way walking to Chelsea Piers yesterday (we really need a new train line further west than the A, that's for sure, but let's see if it ever happens before we're all dust in the grave) I passed by a store. It nearly made me late, and I couldn't figure out why. Chelsea Dentistry isn't that weird a name, is it?

Then I realized it was Chelsea :Dentistry (and yes, they did use a different font for that :D), and I realized how awesome that was.

Here's an article on free-ranging kids, though the author doesn't call it that

It's unusual in that the comments are worth reading.

One that stands out starts thusly:

Teaching in a comm. college, I find that younger students are typically unable to describe the neighborhood they grew up in. Some say they still don't know their own neighborhoods beyond the back yard. Older adults have strong sensory memories of their childhood neighborhoods, and usually enjoy recounting those places, people, and games.

That? That is terrifying.

The kids on this block aren't growing up like that, most of them, which is a great relief to me. Annoying as the local kids are at times, I'd rather see them outside playing than stuck inside all day.

I saw the *weirdest* sign on a restaurant on Broadway today.

That's Broadway in Lower Manhattan. I was heading to the boat to go home, and I see this Chinese restaurant. I couldn't see the whole sign at once, it sort of revealed itself to me as I walked.

Now In Elt
Now In Eltin
Now In Eltingv

Eltingville? Eltingville, Staten Island? NO WAY. No *way* any place in Manhattan is gonna advertise that - right? There's gotta be another Eltingville out there.

I take one last look before I head the rest of the way to the boat.

Now in Eltingville, S.I.

Huh. So it is. Surreal, I tell ya!

So you know I've been reading OotS lately.

SO glad he finished the recent arc, so I'm not updating every 5 minutes anymore!

( Spoilery rant! )