And now for the part where you all get mad at me:

I know it's going to sound all negative and ungrateful and whatnot, but, I just wonder sometimes.

Well, actually I wonder lots of times. But usually it's about cheese or fractals, or whether I can replace my own tie-rod, or when God is going to finally get around to making me a movie star. Because you know, I really want to be a movie star. Wait, what? Where was I?  Oh yes.

Yesterday though, I was wondering about investment in NOMI - specifically non-profit-type.  Like, you know, take the Jordan Community garden at 26th and Knox.

So yeah it was really nice to get all those flowers and all that help from Catalyst or the Pohlad group or whoever the hell it was - everybody loves to be given pretty things for free, right? Santa Claus, please see my letter - I want you to send me a good talent agent this year. And some wrinkle cream. Cookies and brandy on me Big Daddy.

But here's the rub. I live here and I have never seen anyone in that garden. I mean, it's not like other gardens which actually have plots started and maintained by neighbors, you know? It's a bunch of flowers. And, hey, they're pretty. I can just hear the screaming now about what kinda fucking anti-social-loser-freak-jackass DOESN'T LIKE PRETTY FLOWERSSSSSSS... DOESN'T THINK OUR COMMUNITY DESERVES PRETTY FLOWERSSSS..... ROARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRGGHRLGR...killkillKILL

No. That is not my point. My point is that I don't see any community happening there. I don't see people weeding, I don't see people dead-heading, I don't see people collecting seeds, I don't see children playing in amongst the lurrvely blossoms, pretending they are in a music-video. I don't see neighbors cutting flowers for a dining-room table bouquet. Hell, I don't even see hookers taking advantage of the tall stalks as cover for crap-breaks. (Seriously officer, I was just fertilizing the cone-flowers! This is some straight-up organic gardening, man!)

What I see is yet another monument to the do-gooders who found some money to come in and graciously give us all a pretty thing. Aw. Sweet. Can you give us some more money for paving on 26th? I nearly busted my fucking bike on that road the other day. Also, a talent agent. I got skillz babies. Love and kisses, The NH.