Thank you for this. I LOVE how these suburban commercial strips have evolved over time, always finding new people building new businesses. I certainly never would have expected it, but it's magical in a way that you capture in this essay. I grew up in Annandale, Virginia, and I still visit once in awhile, and every time I go, it's changed to something else, it has never stopped changing. And although it's not for me necessarily, I see it's for other people, and it keeps the place alive. I've seen this in almost every metropolitan area I visited across the US. Wonderful! reuses and adaptations. And always decent food!!!
"not everything has to be for you" is so hard for people, apparently! you see it all the time when people talk about cultural stuff like books and movies too. Sometimes a book isn't terrible, it's just that YOU are not the right audience for it. but look at people talking about/reviewing books or genres of books online and it's clear that many people just do not grasp the concept. And social media would sure be a lot better if people would more often recognize "this post is not for you" and scroll on by instead of opining on it.
Thank you for this. I LOVE how these suburban commercial strips have evolved over time, always finding new people building new businesses. I certainly never would have expected it, but it's magical in a way that you capture in this essay. I grew up in Annandale, Virginia, and I still visit once in awhile, and every time I go, it's changed to something else, it has never stopped changing. And although it's not for me necessarily, I see it's for other people, and it keeps the place alive. I've seen this in almost every metropolitan area I visited across the US. Wonderful! reuses and adaptations. And always decent food!!!
Thank you!
"not everything has to be for you" is so hard for people, apparently! you see it all the time when people talk about cultural stuff like books and movies too. Sometimes a book isn't terrible, it's just that YOU are not the right audience for it. but look at people talking about/reviewing books or genres of books online and it's clear that many people just do not grasp the concept. And social media would sure be a lot better if people would more often recognize "this post is not for you" and scroll on by instead of opining on it.