Comments on: Diigo Bookmarks 05/14/2008 (a.m.) http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/yulelog/2008/05/13/diigo-bookmarks-05142008-am/ I am a mongrel - O ma! A gremlin... Wed, 08 Oct 2008 00:07:32 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Robert Randall http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/yulelog/2008/05/13/diigo-bookmarks-05142008-am/#comment-8797 Robert Randall Thu, 15 May 2008 07:14:16 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/yulelog/2008/05/13/diigo-bookmarks-05142008-am/#comment-8797 Yes, there is a fine line between grit and run-down. Certain materials like stone accept abuse better than others but it's not so common. Sometimes I look at a stucco building and think it would look nicer if it was roughed up a bit. Give it a coat of paint, knock a hole in it, patch it, paint it again and repeat six or seven times. Now it's developed a patina, a history. It is nice to watch the DVBA's Clean Team roaming Downtown, painting out graffiti and scrubbing facades with soapy water. Yes, there is a fine line between grit and run-down. Certain materials like stone accept abuse better than others but it’s not so common. Sometimes I look at a stucco building and think it would look nicer if it was roughed up a bit. Give it a coat of paint, knock a hole in it, patch it, paint it again and repeat six or seven times. Now it’s developed a patina, a history.

It is nice to watch the DVBA’s Clean Team roaming Downtown, painting out graffiti and scrubbing facades with soapy water.

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