Friday Flash 55–At the subway by Zuccotti Park
On the subway by Zuccotti Park
I noticed her yesterday jammed among lines/signs/police I tried to avoid–tall, peaked cap, plastic calf brace.
Having trouble at turnstile today, I swiped for her, said awkward/friendly, “better watch out for that leg.”
Fumbling bills one-handed to repay, “no, stroke accident.”
About 28?
I fumbled now, “Don’t worry about it.”
The above is my offering for Friday Flash 55. Tell it to the G-man.
Below are some photos I took yesterday of Zuccotti Park. As followers of this blog know, I live in downtown Manhattan and so go by the park every day. Yesterday, I was mainly impressed by the cheek by jowl aspect of the protestors and the police, who seemed remarkably at ease with each other, despite obvious irritation. The police are tired of standing around there; the protesters are mad (and kind of confused. Many have always seemed pretty confused. But now, there’s a palpable sense of not knowing where to be/what comes next.) Please note that I am just posting the photos for information; I am not advocating the views in the signs.
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ManicDDaily 
November 18, 2011 at 8:08 am
wow i feel for that lady…28 and a stroke victim…you done a good thing…as always i find your pics very intersting….
November 18, 2011 at 8:30 am
Thanks!
November 18, 2011 at 8:31 am
PS- I also felt terrible for the woman. She seemed so young and game and earnest.
November 18, 2011 at 11:52 am
Thanks for the photo and the 55 on how vulnerable we all are any time–and how important compassion can be in someone’s life. Those are great signs–and I hope the ideas are not evicted along with the people. bet they are keeping life interesting for you, anyway.
BTW, Here is your link code, mdd–just remember every little character and space has to be there exactly the way it is–put your url between the quotes where it says url,and your text where it says Link text between the >< and don't accidentally space over or change anything:
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I keep a copy in notepad on my desktop, and just copy and paste into it every time, because i am not memorizing it! ;_)
November 18, 2011 at 12:19 pm
Thanks so much!
November 18, 2011 at 1:17 pm
That is a scary 55!
November 18, 2011 at 4:47 pm
real twist in that tale.. and it ain’t fiction… wow. Also wow at your photos… I’m in the UK and, yeah, we’re getting it but it’s bigger there, much bigger. But so are the economy issues. ‘You can’t evict an idea’ is a great one.
November 18, 2011 at 8:09 pm
Luke–so great to hear from you. You are right–“you can’t evict an idea” is a great sign. Hope you are well. K.
November 18, 2011 at 8:35 pm
You live in Manhatten?
and you are as sane as you are?
Now I’m impressed!
What tumultuous times we are living in
Your 55 and pics ROCKED!!
Thanks for playing, and please have a Kick Ass Week-End
(Hell No We Won’t Go!…Make Love Not War!)
November 18, 2011 at 8:41 pm
Ha! I don’t know how sane! But I do live in downtown Manhattan. (Which is quite nutty at the moment.)