I can’t help but see 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. 😉
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Continued to be appalled at the unlivable “living conditions” of the homeless in the Capital.
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)
Please see my new article in The Times of Israel called, “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.
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These holiday earrings have loads of pizazz.
Watch them flash red from ear to ear!
The funny thing is no one else even notices.
What an awesome holiday fashion statement from The Nation’s Capital. 😉
(Credit Video: Andy Blumenthal)
This was a funny shirt this lady was wearing on the Metro.
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)
I took this photo a while back on the Metro to/from Washington, D.C.
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)
Just thought this was a funny, educational photo.
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)
These folks make some beautiful music together.
Sit back and enjoy!
(Source Video: Andy Blumenthal)
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)
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)
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