Arrival: Louisville
Well, I've arrived in Louisville, the 16th largest city in the world (as a billboard in the airport proudly proclaims) after two uneventful flights. Woo-hoo!
I took a taxi to my bluegrass digs, an experience which became a crash course in why honesty is not always the best policy. Remind me that, in future, it will save me a lot of trouble if I just don't make small talk with cab drivers, particularly if they are Middle Eastern/North African. And if I disregard your sage advice and talk to them anyway, remind me that when they ask the inevitable question (i.e., "Are you married?") the answer is always YES. Yes yes yes! Because if it isn't I will proceed to be peppered with the other inevitable questions, to wit, "Why not?" and "How long are you staying here? One day? Two days?" and "If you want someone to take you around Louisville, I will take you."
(And before you all yell at me about how prejudiced and bigoted I am, let me point you to my profile where you will see that I am of Middle Eastern descent. So keep your galabeyah on, OK?)
Anyway.
The weather in Louisville today is better than it's been in California for the past couple weeks. Go figure.
I took a taxi to my bluegrass digs, an experience which became a crash course in why honesty is not always the best policy. Remind me that, in future, it will save me a lot of trouble if I just don't make small talk with cab drivers, particularly if they are Middle Eastern/North African. And if I disregard your sage advice and talk to them anyway, remind me that when they ask the inevitable question (i.e., "Are you married?") the answer is always YES. Yes yes yes! Because if it isn't I will proceed to be peppered with the other inevitable questions, to wit, "Why not?" and "How long are you staying here? One day? Two days?" and "If you want someone to take you around Louisville, I will take you."
(And before you all yell at me about how prejudiced and bigoted I am, let me point you to my profile where you will see that I am of Middle Eastern descent. So keep your galabeyah on, OK?)
Anyway.
The weather in Louisville today is better than it's been in California for the past couple weeks. Go figure.
posted by grackyfrogg @ 7:06 AM
6 Comments:
At 5:34 AM ,
The Photographer's Wife said...
Funny. Welcome to Louisville!
At 9:55 AM ,
Quesse Lómë said...
This sounds like taxi rides in Africa when I was growing up. To my mom: "When your daughters are old enough, I want to marry them!" It was all a joke until my sister and I hit about ten and twelve, because then it got serious. 0_0
Ah well, a little lie to help fend off the requests might have been a good idea! :)
At 4:35 PM ,
beccaline said...
16th largest in the WORLD?? That seems strange. Do they have a lot of empty fields lying around?
At 12:33 PM ,
galensmark said...
A fellow elementary school chum of mine, who was quite disturbed, used to say, when someone would say something he didn’t like, “IfyoudonotstopitIwillhityouintheheadwithahammerrrr!”
Of course he never actually did, but it kind of got you off your game, ya know?
gm
At 1:42 PM ,
beccaline said...
hey, its after june third and this darling misses you and your posts! ;) Days are not the same without some input from the loveliest of the froggs...
At 1:50 PM ,
grackyfrogg said...
awwww, thanks becca!!! i'm sorry, i've been trying to regain my bearings this week... but i promise i'll post soon!
also, a belated thank you to the photographer's wife... i enjoyed my stay in louisville immensely, not least because you have fireflies in the evening. i love fireflies and am very sorry we don't have them in california. also, the gallery hop on friday night was a treat!
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