March 23, 2006

Orlando: The City Of Imperfect Beauty

What do you think is Orlando's most compelling feature: the rats or the bird poop?
Apply to the city the Japanese concept of wabi-- beauty made more beautiful by a flaw.
Beautiful Orlando is only made more beautiful by bird poop falling from the sky like hail. Beautiful Orlando is only made more beautiful by rats running along the power lines and into people's homes.

That's the way I look at it.

(Via Carl in e-mail.)

Posted by floridacracker at March 23, 2006 01:44 PM

   



Comments

"Rats?" That's just Mickey Mouse and his friends.

Posted by: Bill from INDC at March 23, 2006 02:42 PM

And they would never beat up on small pets, although Mickey's not beneath the odd towel snap at a poodle in jest.

Posted by: Donnah at March 23, 2006 03:04 PM

Hey,those rats are reported to be "large enough to attack small dogs", so maybe Bill has a point. Me, I just think it's an infestation of your garden-variety 5 lb Wharf rats

Posted by: carl in Atlanta at March 23, 2006 04:17 PM

good lord...
.22 for the rats AND fuzzy rats (squirrels)
and bring Cheney and Harry down here, and have a
celebrity bird kill...this time use 12 guage.

Posted by: csason at March 23, 2006 07:01 PM