Showing posts with label Metro. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Metro. Show all posts
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Nike Polka Dots
August 12, 2020
Seeing Red!
Red is the color of an apple and a strawberry
Red is the color of blood and fire.
Red is when you unfortunately lose money or go broke.
Red is a can of Coke and the planet Mars.
Red means you got something wrong on the paper or exam.
Red sneakers, that's okay too. ;-)
(Credit Photo: Andy Blumenthal)
January 22, 2020
How Are These Unlivable "Living Conditions" Allowed To Persist?
Makeshift tents line up and down under the train tracks to Union Station.
Spikes overhead make this an extra frightening looking arrangement.
People walking by and to/from work--after a while, is there a mixture of acceptance and indifference?
It's freezing outside and this is NO WAY for any human being to have to live.
Can we put partisan politics aside for any period of time to deal with the very harsh problems facing real people? ;-)
(Credit Photo: Andy Blumenthal)
January 18, 2020
Anti-Semitism: Preparedness Can't Be Blind
As I'm standing there, I feel someone coming up behind me and then running into me. Of course, with anti-Semitic attacks prominent and growing, I may have been at a slightly higher state of alert, and I turn around ready for whatever or to give someone a few choice words...And then I see the cane from a blind person.
So even in these times, when there are gangs, drugs, violence, and anti-Semitism, and "we can't be careful enough" (especially given our long, deep history of religious persecution), at the same time, we need to judge our fellow man favorably first and foremost, and still we must be prepared for, G-d forbid, the worst at any time.
(Credit Photo: Andy Blumenthal)
December 19, 2019
Holiday Earrings With Pizazz
September 10, 2019
Cash Is King
It mimics the Sweet 'N Low artificial sweetener logo and says:
Fund R' Low
Need a Sugar Daddy
This was one of those shirts that gets your attention.
It's different. It plays off a familiar brand. It bright pink, red, and blue and stands out. And it could certainly have a sexual connotation.
Anyway, this was a pretty bold shirt to wear into conservative Washington, D.C.
But I guess wherever you go, fashion, sexuality, and cash is king. ;-)
(Credit Photo: Dannielle Blumenthal)
July 8, 2019
Morning Commute in DC
It combines the seemingly normal person on the way to/from work listening to music and reading the newspaper with wearing a pretty scare face mask.
It reminds me of the horror movie, "The Purge," where people are permitted one night a year to commit crimes and murder others "legally" as a venting mechanism for social unrest and to help eliminate crime and criminals.
Sitting across from this guy, you're not really sure if he's gonna finish reading the paper and walk off the train all nice or get up and start wiping people out left and right.
Big cities in the U.S. can be scary places, and the mass transportation systems are one of those places where you don't always feel safe.
Maybe a mask is just a mask until G-d forbid, one day, it isn't.
(Credit Photo: Andy Blumenthal)
May 7, 2019
Really Highest Quality
Vendor is selling jewelry on the corner (outside the Metro).
They're advertising:
Products Of The Highest Quality
But would you even expect to get the highest quality jewelry off the street.
As nice as these products may be (and he may be), I don't think anyone would really believe this.
So while the ad grabs your attention and makes you look, it doesn't make you believe.
Advertising and branding has to be credible to reach their intended audience or else it'll just come off as fool's gold. ;-)
(Source Photo: Andy Blumenthal)
December 9, 2017
November 9, 2017
Couple Arguing Loudly About Sex and Pregnancy On The DC Metro {Funny}
This couple is arguing loudly in front of everyone on the Metro in Washington, D.C.
She claims the coming baby is his, and that he needs to take a paternity test.
He says it's impossible that it's his because she's 3 months pregnant and they haven't had sex in 5 months!
This goes on and on in a most hilarious and boisterous way, and they even try and involve some of the innocent bystanders on the train.
Always a show in this crazy town and it's not just the politics! ;-)
(Source Video: Andy Blumenthal)
October 30, 2017
Halloween DC Style
So Halloween in Washington, D.C. is no small deal.
I liked the new spooky Orange Fanta soda cans with the scary lady on it--it really stood out from all the others--Coke, Pepsi, etc.--that were otherwise so boring.
Then there was this other lady riding the Metro in her Halloween outfit--anybody need a nurse?
Let's just say she seems to have evoked some attention on the train.
Even more than another women (lower left) holding 2 baby dolls slumped over backwards in a very unfortunate manner.
One more is Mr. Baywatch lifeguard here, and peering over his shoulder is someone with scary Zombie hallowed out black eyes and sharp growling teeth!
Finally, one of my wonderful colleagues told me about a Halloween party she went to with her male friend.
I asked whether they dressed up.
She said, "yeah," and smiled.
So I asked, "What did you dress up as?"
Well this was a new one for me...
She was dressed up as the jelly side of the sandwich and he was the peanut butter side.
What all this means for this zany holiday, I have no idea...but it's a fun time of year that doesn't go unnoticed by anyone. ;-)
(Source Photos: Andy Blumenthal)
August 15, 2017
Happy Summer Shoes
People throw off the thick winter coats and heavy boots and wear some nice sandals.
I saw this one lady wearing these happy, colorful sandals on the Metro.
I'd expect to see these more in Florida or California than in stodgy Washington, D.C.
They were pretty awesome--trendy, stylish, even comfortable looking.
Fashion is self-expression and freedom.
It's also artistic and a reflection of our culture and our desires.
We need more color, more chance, more futurism from our fashion.
The clothes can shape not only our bodies, but the times we live in. ;-)
(Source Photo: Andy Blumenthal)
July 18, 2017
How Stupid Can Metro Be
Part of Metro's hailed upgrades is to the new 7000-series trains.
They look better than the old crappy and filthed up train cars from before--including the extremely worn and ripped icky orange seats and carpets.
In that respect, the stainless and more modern-looking replacement trains are most welcome.
However, check out the negligent and hazardous middle doors on many of these train cars.
Do you see the absolutely stupid handle bars that jut out into the oft busy entry-exit passenger doors.
Yesterday, I got caught in a mob racing out of one of the train cars, and my upper thigh got danged and good on these ridiculous and reckless handlebars in the doorway!
Who would put these jutting out into a doorframe???
Anyway, my leg is red, swollen, painful, and I am limping good from this.
Hey, is there a good personal injury lawyer out there on the web that works on commission (lol, I think)?
I am so grateful to G-d if this doesn't end up messing with my hip replacement.
What is it about Metro that they just seem to act brainless with the basics.
This was supposed to the year of getting back to track safety and train reliability (getting the trains on time), but I guessed they seriously missed the train safety part!
Oh by the way, the reliability isn't all that "good" either (forget great...they gave up on that a while ago)! ;-)
(Source Photo: Andy Blumenthal)
June 15, 2017
Aging Is A Process
His shirt says:
"With age comes oldness."
Ah, yeah!
When he was sitting, he had his arms crossed over his chest, and I thought it said:
"With age, comes baldness."
That too!
Getting old is not easy.
Being young is not easy either.
But it's really how you handle yourself during every stage and turn in life that defines who you are and what you become as an person and a creation of G-d.
You've got to get up and walk the dance through thick and thin...life bring old age and oldness...what's the alternative. ;-)
(Source Photo: Andy Blumenthal)
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