I get cravings sometimes. Sometimes I think, yes, crispy, blackened, spicy, that’s what I want. Sometimes I think of the once portly Paul Prudhomme and how he seemed to start his recipes with a pound of butter, hence the irresistible deliciousness. Sometimes, I get it in my head that I can replicate the luscious, spicy …
Ybor City, Tampa.
If this mom and her daughter can take time to spend their Saturday morning outside a Sarah Palin rally in Tampa, Florida, you can get your ballot in. It’s not just your right, it’s a priveledge and an honor. Now go.
I am a Sesame Street kid. I grew up watching Big Bird stop to chat outside Mr. Hooper’s store and listening to Maria and Luis and Gordon and Bob and the whole crew of multicultural human and not so human beings sing to me about the alphabet and colors and simple math and being nice …
And now for something completely different. I know Nerd’s Eye View readers are refined, cultured folks. Readers. Observers. People who appreciate a good cup of coffee, an excellent bowl of pho, a piece of music that evokes far away places. Which is why we’re doing something different. Dude, we’re going to see people on wheels …
Here‘s a small set of photos from Ybor City, the former – and current – cigar making district just a short streetcar ride from downtown Tampa. Added to Photo Friday on Delicious Baby.