Gloomsville

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Laurie Anderson, one of my cultural heroes, once recorded a song called Coolsville (check the great video through the link). No one ever put that label on my town. We have some cool spots, some hip events (hey, like this blog!), but nobody graduates from college wrestling with the decision whether to locate in San Francisco, New York or St. Louis. But it's been home for 43 years and I'm happy life set me down here.

This picture was shot from my office window on a particularly gloomy day. I was looking southwest across the city using my biggest telephoto lens. Maybe the sun will come out tomorrow.