This weekend was very nice. Fishing, long walks in the city. A trip to the Overtowners little league football game. Ther were thousands with cars parked on every street, on the 14th street bridge, in the church lots and in the Community Center parking lot. I did not stay long enough to see who won the game but people stayed at the community center until well into the night. It was nice to see so many people- no I should say so many neighbors getting along.
Tonight there was an event at the Performing Arts Center. I should say the Carnival Center for the Performing Arts. They paid for the name. I was looking at the building tonight. It is very massive, so much concrete and marble and lights and money close to 1/2 billion dollars. Talking to people about it I learned that it is the largest Performing Arts Center in the country or at least the most expensive. I have no opinions as to what I would have done with all that money, well at least no social commentary. People should be able to send their own money anyway they choose. Hey wait a minute. That was our money! The people of this city invested as much into that center as Carnival. Let’s all pause for a silent prayer for a return on the investment. I pray we do not get bamboozled into another raw deal like that Parrot Jungle place on Watson Island. Now there is a water park by the way – or at least that is what the street banners are advertising. Now that would have been a great development. A water park and a beach right there on Watson Island. The admission price could have been affordable enough to create a demand, the capital outlay would have been less and maybe the city would not have had to pay back thousands in interest free loans.
I had to go to the eye doctor today. Blurry vision, the result of years of working in front of a computer. I was unable to find an optometrist in Overtown. In fact I could only find four medical related facilities in the zip code. The closest doctor was downtown on NE 2nd next to the Camera Corner. I am still recovering from the sticker shock for a pair of glasses which I have not purchased yet. Do they sell glasses on EBAY?
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