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Liquor-store hours

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Flickr: Don NunnNo imbibin’ on election day.

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Links for 2008-01-08

• Design Pluviae - Matteo Thun & Partners
  The shower head at the end of the shower curtain rail
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A peculiarly American institution

Last night I was at the Wal-Mart in Lynnwood, WA, for about 30 minutes with my sister and her roommate. They needed shampoo, laundry detergent, and other necessities of modern life. They often go to Wal-Mart for such items specifically because of the prices and selection.

Yes, Wal-Mart occasionally offers very good prices for everything from toilet paper and toothpaste to clothes, electronics, you name it. A few times when I’ve been looking for a particular DVD, Wal-Mart’s “new” price has been much better than even the “previously viewed” bins at Blockbuster or wherever.

What amazes me, however, is the instantly run-down appearance of even a brand-new Wal-Mart. And nowhere else is the shopping experience such an odd combination of giddy fascination and unrelenting horror.