Comments on: Where the Sidewalk(er) Ends

By: Dave

Dave — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 13:48:03 +0000

I’ve done the scratching in concrete thing a few times, and have enabled my kids to do it a few times also. A number of years ago I was putting in a fence & used some of the leftover concrete mix to make stepping stones that the kids each customized as they saw fit. Very cool little memory makers; each of them remember something specific about their “step” and the time we made them.

As for the bonus question, yes, I do exist and so do you. Reading through the comments, it’s apparent that many confuse existence with significance; we all exist, but not all of us lead lives of significance outside a small group of people with whom you relate. It’s nothing to be ashamed of; just the way things work.

Anyone who doubts his existence need only sprint down the corridor of a busy US airport yelling “ALLAH ACHBAR!” Do that and your existence will be quickly acknowledged by many.

By: Jordan

Jordan — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 01:52:47 +0000

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By: Pointy-Hatted Geek

Pointy-Hatted Geek — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 01:51:27 +0000

No, as a matter of fact, I don’t!

By: kitsana_d

kitsana_d — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 22:52:02 +0000

Wait, that makes that seem like I ONLY exist to shop, which is not true!

By: kitsana_d

kitsana_d — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 22:51:20 +0000

Short of sidewalk chalking, I’ve never really left my mark on the pavement. Which makes me feel vaguely left out of the fun…

I believe I exist; I have debt, therefore, I MUST be buying things, and I must exist to shop. Right?

By: Erin

Erin — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 22:18:26 +0000

If I don’t exist, then who are you talking to? :)

By: Andie

Andie — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 15:54:16 +0000

Never had many opportunities to write in wet concrete but when I was fairly young I remember reading an article wherein a concrete company reprimanded a daycare or something for making this into an art activityâ€“ making handprints and such. The company said that concrete has some nasty chemicals in it and that it was reprehensible to encourage kids to play with it.

Wouldn’t want that s*** on my hands or shoes anyway.

Bonus question: Are you asking if you think I think I exist or are you asking me to prove it to you. If the former, yes; if the latter, make me.

By: Katie

Katie — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 15:14:17 +0000

i used to be scared to death of getting wet concrete on my skin. WHAT IF IT HARDENS!? HOW DO YOU GET THAT OFF!?

By: Laura

Laura — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 14:34:36 +0000

A few weeks after I started dating my soon-to-be husband, he invited me on a walk across campus. On the way, we came across a newly-cemented area of sidewalk (right in front of the new student center). He had written our names in the concrete. At that point I was completely freaked out!! How could he have guessed that we would still be Mike & Rachel 10 years later? It was terrifyingly sweet.

By: Aemi

Aemi — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 12:50:28 +0000

I don’t exist, but I put up a fairly good semblance of existence.