Philly Notes, Part 2

( Again, noodling, no guarantees. But this time I've had caffeine. )

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Things I found out today: it is possible to go a year and a half in a given geographical area without ever hearing the name of one of its more landmark bridges spoken aloud, at least if you don't have a car and therefore don't listen to shadow traffic reports.

Apparently living in areas with high concentrations of Middle Eastern residents has skewed my expectations somewhat, because 'Zakim' is not, in fact, pronounced 'zaah-KEEM'. It's pronounced 'ZAY-kum', and is in fact a Jewish surname.

I'mma go facepalm now.