{"id":2292,"date":"2009-05-03T20:09:08","date_gmt":"2009-05-03T20:09:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/the19thfloor.net\/?p=2292"},"modified":"2009-05-03T20:09:08","modified_gmt":"2009-05-03T20:09:08","slug":"the_air_was_thi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/the19thfloor.net\/?p=2292","title":{"rendered":"The Air Was Thick With The Scent Of Patchouli Oil"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Rejoice, brothers and sisters in revolution, for I have just returned from the annual Minneapolis May Day Parade and related festivities. And I have the sunburn to prove it. Our parade is notable for the colorful life-sized puppets created by the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hobt.org\/\">In the Heart of the Beast<\/a>, the renowned puppet theater. For example: <\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"max-width: 800px;\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/WWW.the19thfloor.net\/IMG_0965.jpg?resize=379%2C286\" width=\"379\" height=\"286\" \/><br \/>Pigs were a popular theme in this year&#8217;s parade. <\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"max-width: 800px;\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/WWW.the19thfloor.net\/IMG_0993.jpg?resize=354%2C268\" width=\"354\" height=\"268\" \/><\/p>\n<p>And bears. <\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"max-width: 800px;\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.the19thfloor.net\/imagesIMG_0969.jpg?resize=382%2C287\" width=\"382\" height=\"287\" \/><\/p>\n<p>And, er, dung beetles? Hey, it&#8217;s May Day.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"max-width: 800px;\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.the19thfloor.net\/imagesIMG_0978.jpg?resize=390%2C294\" width=\"390\" height=\"294\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Of course, no May Day parade is complete without people on stilts.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"max-width: 800px;\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.the19thfloor.net\/imagesIMG_0958.jpg?resize=397%2C299\" width=\"397\" height=\"299\" \/><\/p>\n<p>This guy had it going on.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"max-width: 800px;\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.the19thfloor.net\/imagesIMG_0988.jpg?resize=398%2C299\" width=\"398\" height=\"299\" \/><br \/>As did this kid. <\/p>\n<p>Now, if you&#8217;ll excuse me, I have to go read all the political tracts people handed to me. <\/p>\n<div class=\"zemanta-pixie\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"zemanta-pixie-img\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/img.zemanta.com\/pixy.gif?w=600\" \/><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rejoice, brothers and sisters in revolution, for I have just returned from the annual Minneapolis May Day Parade and related festivities. 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