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Standing on the Sidelines

[1]My sweet next-door neighbor invited me to a party this weekend to celebrate his son’s first birthday. It’s at a park nearby, so I thought I’d walk over with my dog, for a very brief hello. When I RSVP’d, “I’ll drop by,” my neighbor pressed me to stay and make an afternoon of it. It would be rude to say no. So I’m guessing it’ll be a crowd of parents with their toddlers, the balloon-maker, then me, clinging to the perimeter.

Image: Tetrarch, 2009, Christopher Bucklow. At Danziger Projects [2] through October 23.