Wade on Birmingham

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the littlest shadow

Wednesday, August 14th, 2013

Look carefully to
spy a meek clawed invader
hidden in black fur.

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academic cheat code

Tuesday, August 13th, 2013

Open book, read through
chapters, study, study, take
notes, do homework, pass.

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the naming of dogs

Monday, August 12th, 2013

Literary, on
occasion. Playful, breezy,
almost never staid.

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saturday night swing time

Sunday, August 11th, 2013

Lithe figures swirl through
waves of smoke and heat. The floor
pulses with each beat.

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dining out for 3-year-olds

Saturday, August 10th, 2013

Peeking over booth
seats, crawling under tables,
mischief goes with meals.

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low pulse

Friday, August 9th, 2013

A heart races, then
settles into a steady
calm. Lub-dub lub-dub.

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fluffy stack

Thursday, August 8th, 2013

Each pancake rested
atop another, then it
rained maple syrup.

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follow the crowd

Wednesday, August 7th, 2013

The mob was always
right about crooks and sports teams
and politicians.

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victory lapse

Tuesday, August 6th, 2013

Success looks easy
from afar, but resembles
hard work seen up close.

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the dissident

Monday, August 5th, 2013

The zealous artist
spoke out against abuse and
oppression through works.

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cozy king or queen

Sunday, August 4th, 2013

Tucked tight in corners,
layer after layer of
linens hug mattress.

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the meteor

Saturday, August 3rd, 2013

A meteor struck
wiping out the humans to
make way for the crabs.

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‘Bizarre Foods America’ on Birmingham

Friday, August 2nd, 2013

Chef Andrew Zimmern featured the Birmingham food scene in the most recent episode of “Bizarre Foods America.” It premiered Monday on the Travel Channel.

Zimmern visited the city in January to visit restaurants, a UAB lab and a pig farm, as seen in the clips below.

Video: Andrew Zimmern’s Top Five favorite Birmingham eats

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Video: Visiting the Peanut Depot on Morris Avenue
in downtown Birmingham

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Video: A pig farm just outside Birmingham

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Video: Checking out Shindigs Food Truck and Hot and
Hot Fish Club with chef Chris Hastings

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Video: Researchers at the University of Alabama at
Birmingham develop sea urchins in the lab.

archimedes’ seesaw

Friday, August 2nd, 2013

It is not that the
world expects too little, but
that we heed the world.

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lost connection

Thursday, August 1st, 2013

We were once joined at
the hip. You and I share mild
indifference now.

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