On one of my night time walks to counteract my day of sloth, I did something different. I walked counterclockwise around the block. After a couple hundred yards of vertigo, I settled myself. While it is the same geographic path, it's interesting how different things are.
The most interesting thing was in a run down apartment building (not too dissimilar from my own.) Clockwise, the most notable thing about the building was I once saw a opposum (or posum; It was too fast for me to check) run onto it's porch then disappear somewhere. Perhaps, the marsupial sublets an apartment.
Counterclockwise, the building contained some sort of religious ceremony in one of the apartments. Through a window I saw a man in white with a red symbol on his back. It was most likely a cross. Now, I am not some sort of weird peeping tom. It was plain to see from the sidewalk. That being said, my walks usually consist of three laps around the block. Therefore, I had two more chances to see what was going on. The next lap revealed a boy standing looking into a book. I also saw a podium in the corner. It was one of those podiums you only see in school or places of worship. So it may be a school, but I am sticking with a place of worship. The lights were off on my third lap. Why I am suprised to see such a thing in Springfield, I don't know. But it is such an unassuming building. There's no sign inviting people to worship. It must be a private area. I would have never known any of this existed if I went clockwise.
The moon was huge tonight, the way it is only when it is on a brisk, thoughtful night. It mixed well with Jolie Holland's "Sascha."
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