What’s the one thing that makes Birmingham unique for you?
That’s the question put forth by the good folks at Birmingham Magazine, which published a series of essays called “My Birmingham” in the current issue. One of those who answered the call? Yours truly.
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Prodigal laptop
returns after visiting,
eating parts unknown.
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Parking lot blinds with
deep sunshine penetrating
from every windshield.
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If a society is judged by how it treats its least fortunate, Birmingham has serious work ahead. With about 3,000 homeless people in the city — a figure unchanged from 2000 to 2005 — what can be done about this problem that not only affects them but also businesses and residents? Five candidates shared their takes.
One possible solution is outlined in “Birmingham’s Plan to Prevent and End Chronic Homelessness 2007-2017″ (pdf), a $50,000 study recommending 12 steps to address the problem.
The Birmingham Metro Diversity Coalition sponsored Tuesday’s 90-minute forum at Linn-Henley Library. Mayoral candidates took the audience’s written questions, screened and read by moderator Vickii Howell of Birmingham View.
Ceramic icon
takes a holiday. How did
he get that time off?
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Every movie
can be told in 30 ticks
with bunnies. Just watch.
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The ideas come
fast and furious, but the
solutions need time.
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And here we come to
the same argument we’ve had
for the last six years.
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My life runs on clean,
sustainable, natural
power. And draft beer.
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Wild new gaming style
requires standing, swatting
at virtual ball.
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Vines mount stealth attack
along domestic borders
while we sleep in peace.
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Let the flying disc games begin. Photo by Pete Holiday.
Mud Bowl 26 takes place all day Saturday at George Ward Park [map]. The annual corporate tournament serves as a fund-raiser for Pathways, which provides shelter and services for homeless women and children. The event is free and open to the public, plus free snow cones for the 100-degree heat.
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You’ll find that Real World
Me is as painfully dull
and dry as Work Me.
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Love Artwalk but can’t stand the walking part? Show your support tonight at the Artwalk Preamble, from 6 to 10 at the Finaei Building, 2209 First Ave. N. [map].
The annual fund-raiser keeps the fall downtown art event admission free. Bid on art, dine on selections from Cobb Lane Restaurant and John’s City Diner, and enjoy free wine and beer. Also, jazz by Triad. Cost is $25 at the door.
Artwalk will take place Sept. 7 and 8 between Second Avenue North and First Avenue South between 22nd and 25th Streets.
Writing poems, yo.
Best. Guidelines. Evah. Check out
its cliché-y goodness.
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As I sit here in my darkened house waiting for the power to come back on, I realize that it ain’t so bad. I haven’t written in a while, and I can put Superphone to the test.
