Anybody remember your highschool biology class??? I remember mine vividly. Not so much for the things I learned but for all the experiences, the good, the bad, and the fugly in between. I had some not so sane classmates who were prone to slam doors in a near murderous rage sending clocks flying off walls and clock batteries into the heads of innocent bystanders. I had a teacher whose voice hadn't fully developed during puberty, causing strange and sudden undulations in pitch, tone, and my attention span. And then there was me, just being a class clown. But one thing I do remember studying was "cross sections". You could take anything from an onion to a tree bark, get it under a microscope, and know all you need to know about the whole thing without going into the woods or anything, perfect for us guys with our all white airforce ones and the ladies who had just got they hur did! And don't worry, if you can't remember doing cross sections in bio-class I have some really great news. There's still time to pay attention because life...........................drumroll please!!!!....................offers you cross sections.
That's right!! Life has a way of presenting you with small splices of reality, that can show you all you need to know about the big picture, without you jumping in the frame. So a friend of mine is lamenting over her recent experience at her local laundromat, people taking up six dryers at a time, girls collecting dirt and lint for no apparent reason, and people deciding that 6 months worth of laundry should not be done in increments over time but all at once because that's more interesting. And then it dawned on me, the laundromat is a cross section. My friend, had she chosen to, could have learned all she needed to know about her neighborhood, just by doing laundry there. The idiosyncrasies of culture, personality, and morale are all on fully display when the people get together to wash their undies. This is also true of supermarkets, movie theatres, fast food spots. So if you're in the market for a new apartment, don't worry about what some local listing or some real estate agent who doesn't even live there says about the neighborhood, you wait until your draws are dirty, or until you need to re-up on some cold cuts, and head out to launderland or pathmark or vons or the local McDonald's, and taste and see. Because if you do decide to move in, you're going to have to be there anyway. So you might as well get out your microscope, and head to your local cross section. Nevermind what you got in bio-class, today is a new day, and a new opportunity. Funny how life is isn't it?
That's right!! Life has a way of presenting you with small splices of reality, that can show you all you need to know about the big picture, without you jumping in the frame. So a friend of mine is lamenting over her recent experience at her local laundromat, people taking up six dryers at a time, girls collecting dirt and lint for no apparent reason, and people deciding that 6 months worth of laundry should not be done in increments over time but all at once because that's more interesting. And then it dawned on me, the laundromat is a cross section. My friend, had she chosen to, could have learned all she needed to know about her neighborhood, just by doing laundry there. The idiosyncrasies of culture, personality, and morale are all on fully display when the people get together to wash their undies. This is also true of supermarkets, movie theatres, fast food spots. So if you're in the market for a new apartment, don't worry about what some local listing or some real estate agent who doesn't even live there says about the neighborhood, you wait until your draws are dirty, or until you need to re-up on some cold cuts, and head out to launderland or pathmark or vons or the local McDonald's, and taste and see. Because if you do decide to move in, you're going to have to be there anyway. So you might as well get out your microscope, and head to your local cross section. Nevermind what you got in bio-class, today is a new day, and a new opportunity. Funny how life is isn't it?
