Being up while most are asleep is like having the world to yourself. I used to drive home at the 3-4am window after getting off work in some early years commuting back and forth from DC. For highways usually jammed with traffic it would be only the odd car at best every few miles. It was great.
When I worked the overnight shift years later, usually I didn’t take my break until the last edition was released to the pressroom which was around 2am. Sometimes I would wander the streets downtown which were jammed with life during the day but eerily empty overnight. With only the homeless dotting the sidewalks and grates.
Of course, you can meet some not so well-intentioned animals in the evening. I’ve walked out the door to a fox, snake, raccoons and other creatures of the evening. I’ve also seen some danger when walking the streets of DC at night and other towns.
One of my interests is in night photography. I haven’t done much in that area as I’d like, which I hope to change.
I’m not out and about like I used to be. Might have to change that and start venturing out more again.
A damp, overcast, cool day at the beach still beats just about anything else.
Random Thoughts of the Day
- Who is the real “Enemy of the People”
- Boy when Aerosmith was on as a band, they were one of the best. I also witnessed a few shows that were plagued by equipment or people failures. But when they are right you can’t help but shake your body and try to imitate Stevens screams. I still love listening to them.
- A fact about my state that I didn’t know about till today – Maryland is the only state in the United States that has an outright ban on the possession and use of flamethrowers.
