Princeton at Harrison and Franklin, 10:30 am, 1/14/07

Saw a 65-70 year old guy throw a kleenex on the ground between the sidewalk and the street. Whassup with that? He was carrying a CVS bag over his shoulder, which indicates he had walked a mile or so. Was he old and poor, and thus disaffected? But then I saw an old woman put down a styrofoam cup on the side of the street near Butler last year.

What is it with these old people? Don't they know the Grouse is watching? Or is this some peculiar form of geriatric disenchantment? Nobody litters anymore, unless they feel utterly disenfranchised. It's ambulatory nihilism.