It’s a beautiful day in the neighborhood

“It’s a beautiful day in the neighborhood” – The Republic of Empathy by Sam Lipsyte

5 thoughts on “It’s a beautiful day in the neighborhood

  1. Your quote immediately reminded me of an American children’s program called “Mr Rogers’ Neighborhood” where he sung, “It’s a beautiful day in the neighborhood” at the beginning of every show. If the neighborhood has coffee, it is beautiful.

    1. HA! Salt life! HA! – okay, almost. This is a boat repair shop at the river. They mostly repair and restore small motor boats and sailing boats. Since the photo was taken Sunday I guess these are the remains of the workers’ break on Friday. Nice, eh? I like the feeling very much. Doing your work. Having a break. Sitting in the sun. Talking.

  2. TGF and Ed: Hm, if this is a well known topos in American culture perhaps the quote is an allusion to this? That’s the thing the foreigner never knows, never sees, never finds. If this is the case it would be a very cynical scene: it’s a drone saying this. A drone getting ready to kill someone. A drone exploring the terrain beforehand. Makes sense for a dark SF story.
    Thanks very much for this info.

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