1968 Writers and Editors War Tax Protest

[Ghetta Life]

This is so true.  There's a wonderful fenced-in dog-park in the French 
Quarter (Cabrini Park) that is a real "community" hub, dog-owner's 
community.  Most people who frequent it know all the dog's names, but very 
often not the owners, and I think people prefer it that way.  People can 
casually converse with total "strangers" about each other's dogs (and maybe 
other non-personal topics) with no fear of unwanted intimacy beyond this 
brief encounter, even if those encounters happen regularly.  In fact, if 
someone's personal issues become too prevalent during these meetings, the 
other person is likely to avoid the inappropriately intimate one next time 
in the park.  There are a few "celebrities" who sometime visit the park, but 
usually everyone tries to ignore their "special" status, just allowing them 
to be regular people.  It works well.

Ghetta

>From: Paul Mackin <paul.mackin at verizon.net>
>
>What's no problem is chatting for a second of two with well-known  people 
>when the point of the meeting isn't exclusively Them.   It's ideal when 
>you're  both out walking your dogs.  They don't know my name and if I 
>happen to know theirs don't  acknowledge it.  But we probably DO know each 
>other's dogs' names if our walking  schedules are at all regular.
>
>I know the names of a lot more dogs in the  neighborhood than people.

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