Kicking Ass

If you haven't been by to check it out, go look at Bob Guskind's new and improved Gowanus Lounge. There you will read the horrifying tale of Myrtle, the graffitied turtle. Myrtle has lived in my building's backyard for years now. She wanders through the adjoining yards, eating bologna and generally keeping an eye on things. But this year she wandered onto the construction site and some jerk decided to fuck with her by covering her in paint. Turtle shells are permeable, so it's not like we can douse her in turpentine. We just have to hope the stuff flakes off naturally.

Also, there's a story that made me want to take up smoking, if only to blow the smoke into the cherubic little faces of this uptight woman's brats.