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 activity– 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.