Same Old

Remember the one about the parrot who ate the wristwatch? Polly Ticks? Yeah, that's what we have in Cleveland. This week the fun was in discovering that the "best in the country" clinical implementation we're building our system around actually has quite a few gaps that we'll be exposing, so there were a lot of wagons being circled. I won't go into it further... it's just amusing.

I will say that there are some stretches of road in Cleveland that are flat out depressing. I was going up Euclid east of the city passing block after block of boarded up shops, buildings, houses... Major seeming intersections have their stoplights set to flashing yellow - such is the light traffic.

In general, the driving in this city is a bit frustrating to me - people are generally not in a rush to get anywhere, and when they're thinking about turning, they like to slow down and REALLY consider that course of action. And if someone's slowing down to your right, you should probably slow down too, just to make them feel ok. I've seen 3 lanes of traffic going slower and slower in sympathy for someone who is making a right turn in a half block. It's remarkable.

There have been some interesting businesses, and I'm taking pictures as we pass them. Near our office is "Everything, and then some" fast soul food. Wednesday's special? Neckbones. A bit further up the road, T&L Pest Control and Christian Book Store - In four windows: "Church Supplies" "Bibles from $1.95", "Roach and Ant Spray", and "Mice and Rat Bait". Captain Jack's Shrimp Boat and Liquors had an empty lot, but a guy going in and out of the front door looking furtively. I decided not to take that picture.

I'm on my way home now... looking forward to the weekend! Bella has her first Synchro Swim meet!