by G. Sax
It felt good to be in downtown St. Paul yesterday instead of in a cubicle. The weather was warm enough. The air smelled fresh and full.
I think I enjoyed the people-watching most. I saw office-attired workers with visible plastic key cards skulking in corners and on cell phones while taking smoke breaks. I saw hockey fans bopping around bars and restaurants in anticipation of an evening game. I saw local residents taking their dogs out for exercise in local parks around their centralized and high-rise neighborhood. I saw little kids on spring break excited for something or other.
In order to have a vibrant urban core, you need things like this. It's grand to have employment, entertainment, housing, and even children somewhere even more "city" than Grand Avenue.
Oh, wait, I know what those kids were waiting for. There was a big St. Patrick's Day parade that rumbled through the heart of downtown yesterday afternoon. I was in it. That's me pointing at the camera, wearing the green "7-Up" hat (see below). My friend Neza took it from the crowd and had it posted to my Facebook page well before I composed this. So I borrowed it to share further.
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I am a people watcher also. I love to go and sit and just watch what different people are doing and why
Jepp, this Irish know who to celebrate the St. Patrick ’s Day. Here over in Marbella area (Spain) with over 1 millions foreigner from the whole world, England, Germany, Argentina, Chile, Vietnam, China, Ireland, Scandinavian, ect. ect. And every one celebrate there National days. But the Irish do it best, they have the strongest nationalism.
There is nothing better than spring and a parade! What better way to take your mind off the drudgery of winter and plight of real estate right now.