I had to look this up, Tim.
A famous essay by H. L. Mencken, a renowned Baltimore journalist, satirist, and social critic of the American scene. Rhetorically his piece uses Juvenalian satire to lampoon the industrial blight of Pittsburgh and Western Pennsylvania, the nation’s leading industrial district in the 1920s.
I’ve saved the link and will have a look later.
Cheers.
In Menken’s coverage of the Scopes Monkey Trial in 1925, he referred to fundamentalist Christians as morons, Neanderthals and such, and after that the idea that fundamentalists are backwater hicks stuck.
Bollard is an architectural term for short concrete and iron posts that are used for barriers. Ballards are often used to keep people from backing cars and trucks into structures and keeping vehicles off of walkways and things like that. Thanks, Resa.
Off Center & Not Even 
Strangely appealing shot, Sir. I don’t know why so, but I like it!
H. L. Mencken called it “The Libido for the Ugly”. Thanks, Inchcock.
I had to look this up, Tim.
A famous essay by H. L. Mencken, a renowned Baltimore journalist, satirist, and social critic of the American scene. Rhetorically his piece uses Juvenalian satire to lampoon the industrial blight of Pittsburgh and Western Pennsylvania, the nation’s leading industrial district in the 1920s.
I’ve saved the link and will have a look later.
Cheers.
In Menken’s coverage of the Scopes Monkey Trial in 1925, he referred to fundamentalist Christians as morons, Neanderthals and such, and after that the idea that fundamentalists are backwater hicks stuck.
That’s cleared it up for me, cheers.
The poor bollard does look like it has seen better days. That is a nice shade of blue. 🙂
Thanks, Lavinia!
I’m not sure why but this image just pops at me. The lines? The colors? Really cool! 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
Thanks AmyRose. It was interesting enough for me to photograph.
And that is all that matters. ☺️
It’s led a hard knock life.
So, a bollard is a cement thingamagig?
It’s quite neat.
Bollard is an architectural term for short concrete and iron posts that are used for barriers. Ballards are often used to keep people from backing cars and trucks into structures and keeping vehicles off of walkways and things like that. Thanks, Resa.
This one looks like it’s about to fall over. Great capture. I always find it interesting what catches the eye. (◡‿◡✿)
It’s still pretty solid, though. Thanks, MichelleMarie!
I really like the bollard .. but the shadow on the wall is super interesting 😊
Thanks, Julie. That’s Bruski on the wall.