{"id":1507,"date":"2011-01-23T14:39:20","date_gmt":"2011-01-23T19:39:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.deepsicks.com\/?p=1507"},"modified":"2022-04-15T21:53:33","modified_gmt":"2022-04-16T02:53:33","slug":"vultures-over-miami","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/megasimon.com\/d6\/2011\/01\/23\/vultures-over-miami\/","title":{"rendered":"vultures over miami"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Last week for my job I went to Miami. It was 75 and muggy. In the airport washroom, I peeled off my long johns and crowed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/megasimon.com\/d6\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/IMG_5304-1200x900.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7469\" srcset=\"https:\/\/megasimon.com\/d6\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/IMG_5304-1200x900.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/megasimon.com\/d6\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/IMG_5304-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/megasimon.com\/d6\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/IMG_5304-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/megasimon.com\/d6\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/IMG_5304-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/megasimon.com\/d6\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/IMG_5267-1200x900.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7463\" srcset=\"https:\/\/megasimon.com\/d6\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/IMG_5267-1200x900.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/megasimon.com\/d6\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/IMG_5267-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/megasimon.com\/d6\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/IMG_5267-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/megasimon.com\/d6\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/IMG_5267-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Spending long days with doctoral students mapping dissertations and demystifying databases, I didn&#8217;t see much of the city beyond a few blocks downtown. This, perhaps, corrupts my impressions. Surely not everyone salsas <em>all the time!<\/em> Not every car costs <em>a college education!<\/em> Not all white boys aged nine to fourteen <em>are surgically attached to skateboards!<\/em> And not all clothing stores pimp gansta-glamor-trash pastiche, bedazzling on everything, from lingerie to jeans.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But it&#8217;s true, yes. Even men&#8217;s pants have sequins on the ass. The valets salsa dance in hotel driveways. Bawdy yachts with bare flesh blast, &#8220;I&#8217;m in Miami, bitch!&#8221; in case you didn&#8217;t know, and you are, too.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">RICH PEOPLE COMING THROUGH.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/megasimon.com\/d6\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/IMG_5283-1200x900.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7468\" srcset=\"https:\/\/megasimon.com\/d6\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/IMG_5283-1200x900.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/megasimon.com\/d6\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/IMG_5283-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/megasimon.com\/d6\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/IMG_5283-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/megasimon.com\/d6\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/IMG_5283-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Palms? They&#8217;re pretty neat.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"1200\" src=\"https:\/\/megasimon.com\/d6\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/IMG_5275-900x1200.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7464\" srcset=\"https:\/\/megasimon.com\/d6\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/IMG_5275-900x1200.jpg 900w, https:\/\/megasimon.com\/d6\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/IMG_5275-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/megasimon.com\/d6\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/IMG_5275-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/megasimon.com\/d6\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/IMG_5275-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/megasimon.com\/d6\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/IMG_5275-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"1200\" src=\"https:\/\/megasimon.com\/d6\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/IMG_5265-900x1200.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7462\" srcset=\"https:\/\/megasimon.com\/d6\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/IMG_5265-900x1200.jpg 900w, https:\/\/megasimon.com\/d6\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/IMG_5265-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/megasimon.com\/d6\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/IMG_5265-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/megasimon.com\/d6\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/IMG_5265-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/megasimon.com\/d6\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/IMG_5265-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Empty space is empty.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/megasimon.com\/d6\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/IMG_5277-1200x900.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7465\" srcset=\"https:\/\/megasimon.com\/d6\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/IMG_5277-1200x900.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/megasimon.com\/d6\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/IMG_5277-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/megasimon.com\/d6\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/IMG_5277-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/megasimon.com\/d6\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/IMG_5277-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/megasimon.com\/d6\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/IMG_5282-1200x900.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7467\" srcset=\"https:\/\/megasimon.com\/d6\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/IMG_5282-1200x900.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/megasimon.com\/d6\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/IMG_5282-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/megasimon.com\/d6\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/IMG_5282-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/megasimon.com\/d6\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/IMG_5282-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Your roots are showing.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"1200\" src=\"https:\/\/megasimon.com\/d6\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/IMG_5251-900x1200.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7461\" srcset=\"https:\/\/megasimon.com\/d6\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/IMG_5251-900x1200.jpg 900w, https:\/\/megasimon.com\/d6\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/IMG_5251-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/megasimon.com\/d6\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/IMG_5251-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/megasimon.com\/d6\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/IMG_5251-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/megasimon.com\/d6\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/IMG_5251-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Vultures over Miami.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/megasimon.com\/d6\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/IMG_5306-1200x900.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7470\" srcset=\"https:\/\/megasimon.com\/d6\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/IMG_5306-1200x900.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/megasimon.com\/d6\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/IMG_5306-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/megasimon.com\/d6\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/IMG_5306-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/megasimon.com\/d6\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/IMG_5306-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Last week for my job I went to Miami. 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