run or walk?

poet…
When caught in a shower
should you run or walk?

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The OED word of the day for the erasure commentary is 'ombrifuge.'  And I thought bumbershoot was a mouthful for an umbrella!

The Seattle Urban Sketchers revisited Georgetown today. Last time there wasn't a security dude kicking us out of the best sketching spots :(  Larger image here.

potential

The chief trouble about ‘potential’
lies in the want
of an effective instrument
to be original

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The OED word of the day for the erasure commentary is 'ping-pong.'

I bet the Oxford lads liked this 1982 citation:  "In an era of Ping-Pong diplomacy, Band-Aid economics, and Scotch-Tape solutions..the maker of dictionaries is too often driven to ingesting Aspirins."

The "historic 1904 Fred Marino building," which houses the Georgetown Arts & Cultural Center is a mystery. The only Fred Marino I can track down was the biggest truck farmer in Seattle... but not until 1915. Hunh.

open enthusiastically

open the door to the Morning
enthusiastically

In this spirit,
we needn't listen
to past history

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What with the six hour time difference, "today's" OED word of the day is still the same one I used yesterday, so this erasure poem|commentary erases different words from 'past history.'

Participating in today's Worldwide Sketchcrawl, the Seattle Urban Sketchers enjoyed Georgetown today. This sketch is the back of one of the Cold Storage buildings - not holding up quite as well as Jules Maes Saloon (since 1888!), where we reconvened for ales and the traditional sketchbook sharing.