Writing and walking around Philadelphia, one lunch break at a time.PhillyTudeTumblr (3.0; @phillytude)http://phillytude.tumblr.com/Ash Wednesday line outside church near City Hall. (Was three...<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/912e898eec7284c2e597fc34796d5e49/tumblr_mi6gauHSdU1rz50wqo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Ash Wednesday line outside church near City Hall. (Was three times the size an hour later.)</p>http://phillytude.tumblr.com/post/43023745053http://phillytude.tumblr.com/post/43023745053Wed, 13 Feb 2013 16:13:41 -0500ash wednesdayphillylentPrettiest brooms ever. I am part witch.<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/b66143ce9078e551aac767172f07015e/tumblr_mgbpmi7il51rz50wqo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Prettiest brooms ever. I am part witch.</p>http://phillytude.tumblr.com/post/40030831691http://phillytude.tumblr.com/post/40030831691Tue, 08 Jan 2013 15:15:00 -0500West ElmChestnut St.Longwood Gardens.<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/9ebd75ff61b5097c9ce0bcdcdd86d529/tumblr_mg2j13MAql1rz50wqo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Longwood Gardens.</p>http://phillytude.tumblr.com/post/39591860771http://phillytude.tumblr.com/post/39591860771Thu, 03 Jan 2013 16:15:03 -0500Heartwarming image of the day. (In Love Park.)<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_memp275vGK1rz50wqo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Heartwarming image of the day. (In Love Park.)</p>http://phillytude.tumblr.com/post/37353732138http://phillytude.tumblr.com/post/37353732138Thu, 06 Dec 2012 16:30:07 -0500love parkchristmasphiladelphiaFall.<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mckq3yJgRD1rz50wqo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Fall.</p>http://phillytude.tumblr.com/post/34445731618http://phillytude.tumblr.com/post/34445731618Sat, 27 Oct 2012 18:50:22 -0400Oh,...<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mc0ovbfBOd1rj8amio1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Oh, Lloyd. <a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://bindersfullofwomen.tumblr.com/post/33753756139/credit-zeitgeist1975-zeagus-gmail-com">bindersfullofwomen</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Credit: <span>@zeitgeist1975 </span><a href="mailto:zeagus@gmail.com">zeagus@gmail.com</a></p> </blockquote>http://phillytude.tumblr.com/post/33771692542http://phillytude.tumblr.com/post/33771692542Wed, 17 Oct 2012 09:50:49 -0400Photo<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ma5jusRhRx1qi7ul8o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://phillytude.tumblr.com/post/31875282378http://phillytude.tumblr.com/post/31875282378Wed, 19 Sep 2012 16:13:56 -0400readandbreathe: from Angela Carter’s essay “Notes from the...<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mam4chSyPB1qel3kxo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://readandbreathe.tumblr.com/post/31873737709/from-angela-carters-essay-notes-from-the-front" class="tumblr_blog">readandbreathe</a>:</p> <blockquote><p><span class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption"><span class="hasCaption" data-gt='{"timeline_og_unit_click":"1","app_id":"124024574287414","action_type_id":"282366618453208","object_type":"instapp:photo","unit_id":"447280888645770","og_ref":"ogexp"}'>from Angela Carter’s essay “Notes from the Front Line” in SHAKING A LEG </span></span></p></blockquote> <p>Love this.</p>http://phillytude.tumblr.com/post/31875200349http://phillytude.tumblr.com/post/31875200349Wed, 19 Sep 2012 16:12:34 -0400I know I’m probably weird, but my water glass at an...<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mam5fkdt0m1rz50wqo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>I know I’m probably weird, but my water glass at an outside lunch table today looked really beautiful to me.</p>http://phillytude.tumblr.com/post/31875154586http://phillytude.tumblr.com/post/31875154586Wed, 19 Sep 2012 16:11:44 -0400philadelphiarouge restaurantView from lunch. That’s Philly, man.<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m9ygbbPKbL1rz50wqo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>View from lunch. That’s Philly, man.</p>http://phillytude.tumblr.com/post/31028369382http://phillytude.tumblr.com/post/31028369382Thu, 06 Sep 2012 16:39:42 -0400city hallphiladelphiaWeirdest moment of the day<p>Jehovah&#8217;s Witness woman smiling hugely and saying &#8220;Have a great day!&#8221; while holding a stack of pamphlets with huge grey clouds and the word &#8220;DOOMSDAY&#8221; in all caps.</p>http://phillytude.tumblr.com/post/30999171609http://phillytude.tumblr.com/post/30999171609Thu, 06 Sep 2012 12:25:13 -0400I like my spine, so I didn’t buy them.<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m9bhqxnhYg1rz50wqo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>I like my spine, so I didn’t buy them.</p>http://phillytude.tumblr.com/post/30173863705http://phillytude.tumblr.com/post/30173863705Sat, 25 Aug 2012 11:30:33 -0400A suburban street in July, 8 p.m.<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m83gjhKhNg1rz50wqo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>A suburban street in July, 8 p.m.</p>http://phillytude.tumblr.com/post/28504975966http://phillytude.tumblr.com/post/28504975966Wed, 01 Aug 2012 16:50:05 -0400suburbsmoonmotherjones: How do America’s mass murderers get their...<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m7sd593BUc1qat9xfo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://motherjones.tumblr.com/post/28076908646/how-do-americas-mass-murderers-get-their">motherjones</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a href="http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2012/07/mass-shootings-map">How do America’s mass murderers get their weapons?</a></p> <p>LEGALLY.</p> </blockquote>http://phillytude.tumblr.com/post/28152465445http://phillytude.tumblr.com/post/28152465445Fri, 27 Jul 2012 18:07:04 -0400The reasons editors exist.<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m7u76p6Go11rz50wqo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>The reasons editors exist.</p>http://phillytude.tumblr.com/post/28147477822http://phillytude.tumblr.com/post/28147477822Fri, 27 Jul 2012 14:57:57 -0400PhiladelphiaadvertisingeditingFire alarm at work. We’re all hoping the place...<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m7tqwcDDgn1rz50wqo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Fire alarm at work. We’re all hoping the place doesn’t burn down.</p>http://phillytude.tumblr.com/post/28127757902http://phillytude.tumblr.com/post/28127757902Fri, 27 Jul 2012 10:57:48 -0400philadelphiafire alarmMy son’s drawing of the band he calls “Edward...<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m7ie4ahdgn1rz50wqo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>My son’s drawing of the band he calls “Edward Sharke.”</p>http://phillytude.tumblr.com/post/27692435071http://phillytude.tumblr.com/post/27692435071Sat, 21 Jul 2012 07:48:10 -0400Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic ZerosSo this is a chocolate dipped chocolate chip cookie. I’m...<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m7bjciihEa1rz50wqo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>So this is a chocolate dipped chocolate chip cookie. I’m taking bets on how many calories….</p>http://phillytude.tumblr.com/post/27422832046http://phillytude.tumblr.com/post/27422832046Tue, 17 Jul 2012 14:57:54 -0400chocolatechocolate chip cookiesreading terminal marketphiladelphiaVery empty Amish bakery stand in Reading Terminal Market....<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m7bj2tF8Lc1rz50wqo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Very empty Amish bakery stand in Reading Terminal Market. (Apparently, Amish bakers don’t realize we need pumpkin rolls and cookies on Tuesdays.)</p>http://phillytude.tumblr.com/post/27422447670http://phillytude.tumblr.com/post/27422447670Tue, 17 Jul 2012 14:52:05 -0400reading terminal marketAmishphiladelphiabakery"But it is not the job of truth to make us feel good. It is the job of truth to be true, and it is..."“But it is not the job of truth to make us feel good. It is the job of truth to be true, and it is our job to deal with it.”<br/><br/> - <em>William Deresiewicz (via <a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://thepenguinpress.tumblr.com/">thepenguinpress</a>) <p>I love William Derewhatshisname.</p></em>http://phillytude.tumblr.com/post/27358787482http://phillytude.tumblr.com/post/27358787482Mon, 16 Jul 2012 17:54:27 -0400truth