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andrew b. myers maxyme g. delisle john londoo hana pesut splashlight studios
contributing artists
adrien baudet charmant et courtois curse of the multiples amanda mocci park national
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kathryn borel jr. ion magazine kait kucy ralph katzenberg sarah steinberg kingston trinder
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WHATS HAPPENIN
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UNDER CONSTRUCTION
58 Under Construction 60 Cadavre Exquis 62 Mr Fix it presents: Fixing the wobbly table 64 Sole Model 66 Shoe Construction 68 THE BUILD 69 Coney Island 70 DROP DOWNS _
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28nike 30retro. super. futur. 32maians _
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36 Fashion Editorial by John Londoo _
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71spring 2013 collection _
COOL PEOPLE
46 LB x ION _ THEYVE GOT SKILLS
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Our generation is changing the world, changing the way we work, the way we communicate and how we do things all things. This spring, we explore the act of doing, building, creation, the work in progress and the materials we use. Emo, we know, but it needed to be said. On a brighter note, we want to be your sledgehammer. That project of yours wont do itself. Its all about rolling up your sleeves, hitting the Home Depot and getting your craft on. And if that is just way too much effort, you can always just play Jenga. So pull on those painting smocks and get to work.
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IN THIS
Look throughout this issue for some rad prints built by featured artists Park National. Inspired by construction materialsand Tetris.
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the ones to watch
This season is a big one for Little Burgundy. Read up as we dish out the 411 on new comers, exclusives, and special collabs and everything in between.
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01 Pastels Please ray bans latest Pack your bags peeps cause we got the top down, music up, Ray Bans on and life is good. The brands Spring 13 collection takes us on cruise control with a pit stop in pastel heaven that we wont forget anytime soon. _
R ay Ban SARITA 136.00
02 herschel x lb colour combo The backpack has proved to be a fashion-must beyond schoolyards and summer camps. In collaboration with our Canadian friends at Herschel, weve created a backpack just for you that offers a unique mix of colours. A perfect combination of business and pleasure! The inspired colour palette to bring to life your urban mountaineer look. Available at a Little Burgundy store near you in February 2013! _
HERSCHEL BLUNDO 55.00
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03 on the cover andrew b. myers Andrew B. Meyers loves to make things. His photos are calculated, with colourful compositions and small-scale narratives for each one. This self-proclaimed friendly Canadian photographer has graced the pages of Teen Vogue, Vice, The Walrus and La Presse to name a few. Check out his work on the cover and on p. 68. _
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04 Whoa now jeffrey campbell Jeffrey Campbell brings it again this season with killer styles that will make any (JC) girl swoon. From the looks of it, Jeff loves us too since weve got exclusivity on hot styles for the ladies of Little Burgundy! Its no secret, his recent collection of goodies fits perfectlyon your feet of course. #theonetowatch _
Jeffre y C ampbell ALLEGR A 100.00
05 L.O.V.E all you need is L.O.V.E. Little Burgundy proudly supports LOVE (Leave Out Violence) Show your affection! In February, we brought some LOVE to our stores and online to raise awarness on the cause. _
Seeing hearts? Instagram them our way with a special hashtag and call out to yours truly. #LBheartsLOVE @littleburgundyshoes
06 BAG CRUSH rebecca minkoff Attention fashion divas: Rebecca Minkoff has a new place to call home! Her edgy and chic bags will be in stores and online come February. A must for noteworthy outfit mentions, Rebecca Minkoff bags are rare and terribly hard to hunt down! You will finally be able to get your hands on a famous Mini M.A.C. or Mini 5 zip that will have all your girlfriends saying: oh no you didnt! _
Rebecca Minkoff TREC A SALI 225.00
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07 Roll em up hunter For all those explorers, travellers and straight up smart kids - Hunter has released a rollable version of their high shaft wellies. These little dudes will keep you dry and roll up into a sweet little carrying pouch. A slushy spring must. _
Hunter BREECH 160.00 with free c arrying pouch / available in 4 colours
08 Nauti-cool everything Are you ready for this Jelly(fish)? Everything has gone full 90s with some crazy fish shaped bags. #gonefishing _
Every thing MANGANARO 45.00 Every thing SHREE VES 40.00
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09 ION Mag in the house cool people We gave a shout to our West Coast friends at ION Magazine for some help with our cool people profiles. They selected 9 Vancouver hotties, that also happen to be handy-dandies, for a photoshoot with Hana Pesut and a video by the Green Couch Collective. Check out p. 46 for more. _
Ionmaga zine.com Littleburgundyshoes.com/ion
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10 Greys Anatomy grey city A newcomer on the fashion scene, Grey City has been brought to us by - you guessed it - the metronatural city of Seattle.The Grey City project originated with the charming story of BFFs Vikky and Kyle. The brand offers an elegant mix of todays trends and timeless classics. The brand banks on unconventional interpretations of details like bows, studs and fringes. For any girl who wants to create an effortless look, with a side of whoa. _
Littleburgundyshoes.com/gre ycit y
11 Matt & Nat & Black matt & nat The socially responsible brand serves up a series of black on black handbags exclusive to Little Burgundy stores in Canada. All black, all good. _
Matt & Nat SAUPE 138.00
12 JUST SUPER retro.super.futur Not just we have an eye on these glasses! Kanye West and the members of Daft Punk, The Kills, Justice and many more amazing bands are crazy about themeven in the dark! We totally understand that because theyre so cool. Handmade in Italy, Retrosuperfutur sunglasses invented acetate frames. We just love their designs, colours and street couture attitude. Their name is right on: RETRO, SUPER, FUTUR. _
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13 new kids on the block park national Not an actual place to visit but creative agency youll heart, Park National is a newly established creative collective consisting of 3 dudes, Art Director Danny Demers, Art Director David Oliva & Writer Kingston Trinder who in all honesty make content magic. Check out their interview with themselves (yup) on page 54. No question, theyve got the right stuff. _
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14 Who needs socks? riviera The coveted Riviera slip-ons have made it into the Little Burgundy family, and let it be said that we are choosy when it comes to our own kin. Comfortable a-la-max, with pops of colour to match any style. You want em? Now you can have em. Just save a few pairs for us. _
Littleburgundyshoes.com/riviera
15 BACK TO BASICS scotch & soda Nope, theyre not just drinks. The Amsterdam-based apparel brand Scotch and Soda gets picked up this spring with some sweet new leather goods (like this classic cardholder) and scarves, for him and for her. _
Scotch and Soda DICON 39.00
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16 Circus BY Sam Edleman get your tickets A spec you wont want to miss! Sam Edelman has brought the Circus to town and your feet wont be disappointed. Spent all your loot on cotton candy? No worries, the price tags of these puppies are just as pretty as the shoes themselves. Some of which are even exclusive to the Little Burgundy folk (that includes you). _
Littleburgundyshoes.com/circus
17 CONVERSE x Marimekko strawberry shortcake Our buddies at Converse have been teaming up with cult Finnish textile brand Marimekko for some collabs that have everyone drooling. Were satisfying our sweet tooth with this genius strawberry print flatform, exclusive to Little Burgundy. _
CONVERSE JAL ANEELI 75.00
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18 RANSOM x ADIDAS take a hike New to Little Burgundy, this highstreet collab has sneaker freaks buzzing. Adidas Originals creates a line of outdoorsy minimal kicks with Canadas own Ransom. Their moto? "Go forth on the never ending path" hows that for lumberjack chic. _
R ANSOM x Adidas HERNI 140.00
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the brand was founded on the premise that it was possible to offer a better, more competitive sneaker than the bulky European trainers available in 1964.
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Sup Super?
we meet with the ultra cool eyewear brand to see whats up
When Daniel Beckerman, founder of Italian-based company retro.super.futur (also known as SUPER), first surveyed the vast landscape of eyewear designs on the market, he knew something was missing. He wanted to combine the fun, bright, vivacious styling of street wear labels with the same loving, old world artisanship and detailed construction of higher end fashion accessories.
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By all counts he succeeded and the brand took off. Pretty soon SUPER found themselves doing high-profile collaborations with the likes of Kanye West, Elton John and French prt--porter label A.P.C. But regardless of their sudden success, theyve always stayed focused on their primary goal: creating fun and beautifully handcrafted sunglasses. Little Burgundy recently caught up with one of their designers to talk about their process.
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SUPER makes a point of letting people know your sunglasses are handmade in Italy, why is that important?
The computer plays an important role, but we actually dont use them as much as one would assume. Nowadays a lot of the research is done at the computer, merely because you have a whole universe at the tip of your fingers. But a big side of it still lies in first-hand experiences: travelling, touching, reading, learning, photographing and sharing storiesso we try to keep that in mind. Besides, its much more interesting to experience something in real life rather than be sitting in front of your computer day and night.
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Making eyewear has been a big part of Italys industry for a long time. We Italians like to complain and say siamo un paese di vecchi (literally: this is a country of old people). We joke around about it, but unfortunately this is true, yet it taught us and brought us many great results. We are a country of old artisans, artisans that for the past centuries have been mastering many arts. We feel lucky to have the opportunity to make something we love in one of the countries that have a leading knowledge in the field. It makes us proud to work with Italian companies, helping each other out in the hard times, and celebrating our successes together.
Right, and that goes back to you doing things the old way. In Italy making eyewear is still considered an artisans job. Some of the factories we work with dont even have an email, and some of our prototypes are still entirely done by hand. Our work is still very hands-on. We dig through acetate colours and patterns, work on the materials until we obtain a certain touch to them, work on photographs or illustrations we would like to simulate or print on the sunglasseseven the selection of lenses is a very hands-on and creative process.
In general much of the design process has become computer-based, how much of your process involves drawing or working with your hands? Is that important to you?
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we feel lucky to have the opportunity to make something we love in one of the countries that have a leading knowledge in the field.
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JUST BEACHY
cultured kicks straight off the coast of spain
Inspired by the incredible people who flock to the maritime district of Barcelona and the creativity and uniqueness they bring with them, Maians shoes are a trademark of the laidback, urban-beach style. Completely handmade in Spain and blessed with strawberry-scented soles, the Maians brand (and the people behind it) is a legacy of the culture and vibrancy of their community. We spoke to Chad Weidmar, the Managing Director of the brand about what makes a shoe like this so engrained into the Spanish beachside lifestyle.
How do you take a lively and fun culture such as the Barcelonetas and turn it into a shoe?
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It is all very emblematic of our city. You have retirees who spend winter days sitting in the sun playing dominoes and taking quick dips in the Mediterranean. While you also have the younger generation hanging out at local bars and cafs. It encapsulates one of the key characteristics of Maians: mixing traditional values with new trends.
We source and manufacture all of our products 100% in Spain, which as a bi-product helps to bring much needed work to the country. All of our shoe moulds are recycled; we build innovative designs into these pre-existing moulds. We also use primarily natural blend materials and we only use vulcanized and rubber soles. We are very proud of the workmanship of our shoemakers and their generations of experience.
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What textures and colours can we expect from the Spring/Summer 2013 collection? This seasons collection stems from a veritable melting pot of contrasts, colours, textures, smells and sounds. These contrasts are reflected in the materials, trimmings and laces of the shoes. Just like the pristine new buildings side-by-side with run-down houses, this seasons Maians are full of contrasts. The colour tone also reflects the Barceloneta buildings; beige with khaki, grey and brown, as well as flashes of teak, indigo, mustard and blue.
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It is so rare to find shoes made by hand in todays market. Tell me why this is so important to the Maians brand? Vulcanized shoemaking has its roots in the Rioja region of Spain. Our factories are the pioneers in this type of shoemaking and it is a very artisanal process. The shoes are handcrafted locally in Spain by the original "zapatilleros" who have shared the knowledge of creating these iconic walking shoes for nearly a century. It is important to our company because we believe that by maintaining the integrity of this process and keeping all of the elements produced locally we are creating a sustainable model and a quality product. Reviving "old" materials to give them a new lease of life has become a trademark in designing our modern shoes.
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this seasons collection stems from a veritable melting pot of contrasts, colours, textures, smells and sounds.
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rodeo
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theyve got skills
Our buddies at ION magazine went fishing for some West Coast creatives with a hidden talent in construction.
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Sophia Danai
My skill is interior design, so my part is coming in after all the hard construction is done. I do it mainly for myself and loved ones, not on a professional level. I think that the most important thing is creating a space that reflects you; and interior design is really similar to creating an album, because you want to create music that reflects you.
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Miso Stefanac
SINGER / We Need Surgery WENEEDSURGERY.com SKILL PAINTING + CONSTRUCTION
Ive done everything actually: drywall, carpentry, sheet metal, all kinds of stuff. I got started building homes through family connections. Building a home is similar to making a song, you start with a melody and a beat, and you go from there. You start from the foundation, and build up.
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Paul Donnici
Apprentice Barber / The Belmont Barbershop thebelmontbarbershop.com SKILL Construction + Painting + Landscaping
I put myself through school by doing landscaping, construction, and painting. So it was always a skill that I had, and I preferred to work with my hands instead of working in an office. It was the late 90s in Alberta and it was a great way to make a lot of money in a short period of time. Construction taught me about precision and getting a good end result.
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Mikey Scott
When I was growing up I had to work on construction sites over the summers for a bit of money. I did everything from digging a hole and filling it up, to using machinery. Working in construction gave me the ability to put together ideas, whether it is building something that is physical, or building an idea. Construction has allowed me to understand a process and put it in place.
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Clinton McDougall
Restaurateur + Co-founder / Bestie, Chinatowns Finest Currywurst bestie.ca SKILL Construction + Sculpture + Design
I learned how to build a lot of things in art school. When I came to Vancouver I started working on designing and building furniture. My dad got me a job in construction when I was 13 in a lumberyard. I am not even sure if it was legal, but I was driving around in a big forklift, loading lumber on to trucks. My claim to fame is that I can pick up a loonie off the ground with a fork lift.
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kingston trinder interviews kingston trinder for park national
Park National is Vietnam, Italy & New Zealand. Park National is Danny Demers, David Oliva & Kingston Trinder. Park National is a Creative Agency from Montreal.
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Gallant wayfarers orphaned by the sea, one by one theyd washed up upon golden summers shores. Gathering driftwood branches & garlands of kelp, polished clamshells & battered ropes, theyd roughly constructed themselves a rather pleasant shack. And settling themselves down now about the roaring hearth, theyd tossed one another unexpected questions, deep into the night. When do you find your creativity is constructed further?
Avenues in every city would still hold their original inhabitants. Old gazes upon films & books would be held in tandem by modern audiences. Past memories would visibly colour new experiences, whilst long passed individuals would once more grace museums, conversations, ships cabins & supper tables.
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We like to think that creative nourishment finds us like an unexpected breeze on a dry day. Were usually isolated where our minds can stray away as far & high as they need to, before grounding themselves on the most fulfilling ideas.
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A tree came first, followed by the land surrounding it, a planet to support the land, a solar system to house the planet, a universe to carry the solar system & a magnificent parallel universe to give value to our own.
PN K Reconstruct the greatest sight you ever saw. Using all six senses.
What other realities would you care to see built? We could hear her finally, we could smell her finally, we could taste her finally, we could see her finally, we could touch her finally & more importantly, we could love her fiPN
A reality whereby every occurrence of the past would remain somehow forever tangible within the present.
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PN Wed construct characters & environments to create this world we live in. The characters were protagonists, villains, & extras. We were each one of them; their lives would be a construction of our lack of social skills. Wed construct social interactions to make up for the ones we werent having.
summer & pumpernickel. Once thats all taken care of, we have ourselves a goodly long chat. And another. And, another. Then, we agonise, procrastinate, gossip, tease & deliberate, pursuing every other tangent & excuse imaginable, before finally sketching, writing, nurturing & constructing our creations into existence.
Glass Victorian curiosity cabinets, resplendent with artefacts & manuscripts, glanced isles & mountain meadows, anthropological & zoological rarities, telescopes, Pacific expeditions, lanterns, photographs, matchboxes, & twine-bound memories.
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Three chaps in a bucket, fear & paranoia accompany much of our process. Danny tends to pace a great deal. David dreams once more of serenading Rico. Kingston gazes vacuously out the nearest window, nostalgic for
The boys went into BUILDING mode for page 58. Go online for their video on process.
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Creative collective Charmant et Courtois take a stab at the process of building an image step-bystep, with each contributor adding on to the previous dudes work.
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According to our friend Wikipedia, the exquisite corpse (or rotating corpse) is a method by which a collection of words or images is collectively assembled. Each collaborator adds to a composition in sequence, either by following a rule or by being allowed to see the end of what the previous person contributed. According to us, its mega-fun and an awesome way to get to know the people youre working with.
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Everyone hates a wobbly table. Wobbly tables are a horrifying reminder of the incredible fragility of the world we live in. A wobbly table screams, The infrastructure that you rely on to function properly as a human being is crumbling before your very eyes, do not trust any of it under any circumstance. In order to avoid spiraling uncontrollably into a mire of existential panic, we must fix the wobbly table! Heres how.
IDENTIFY THE SOURCE Identify the source of wobbliness by making sure the table is on a hard, even floor. Look at the legs. Sometimes the legs will have a round plastic thinger on the bottom. This is called a glide. If the glide is missing, go to the hardware store and buy a new one, you lazy sot!
OBTAIN A CORK If the wobble is coming from a shorter leg, obtain a cork. A cork is the thing that plugs up a wine bottle. Wine is a product made from fermented grapes.
SLICE IT! CLEAN IT! Take the cork and slice it with a sharp knife so that the piece of cork is the same width as the distance between the legs. Clean the foot of the leg with a brush or a cloth. Put a blob of wood glue on the cork, then press it into the leg. Your table is fixed now (probably.)
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You might be looking at this article and thinking to yourself, But Kathryn, I dont even OWN a table. Maybe you are weeping because Ive reminded you that the last time you ate a bowl of soup, you did so on the couch and spilled it all over your nice pants. Well, its time to stop crying and make your own table out of garbage, you huge diaper baby. Its really easy.
STORE VISIT Scour your neighbourhood and maybe a home construction site or two. You are looking for an attractive door. You are also looking for two sawhorses, which you can steal from the site if you have a car and no scruples. I would also recommend just buying a couple from Home Depot. Theyre cheap.
ASSEMBLE Once you have found your door and stolen (bought) your sawhorses, assemble your table by placing the door on top of the sawhorses. There, now you have a beautiful, stately table for eating soup.
MAKE A SANDWICH Are you still crying because you dont know how to make soup? I cant help you there, bucko. Sorry. Time to make a sandwich.
Kathryns guide still got you scratching your head? Mr Fix Its DIY tutorials will come to the rescue. Littleburgundyshoes.com/mrfixit
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I usually start with a flash of an idea. This will lead to a more structured analysis of this idea. It enters a log, and then maybe I'll doodle a sketch or two until a visual solidifies in my mind. At this point it's time to execute it. I haven't strayed too far from this pattern and I really like the evolution of it. I find it exciting.
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ning realization that the next seven months of your life will be spent worrying about whether or not the cones will cause you to be late for your dinner party, or lead you down a dead-end alley that has a bunch of impolite hobos at the end of it, or cause you to plough directly into the cardio room of the local YMCA. Oh man, then youll be even madder! Youll bang the steering wheel of your Hyundai and yell, This dinner party was my big chance to make a good impression on my boss, Dr. Zanzibar! You will wonder how you even became the type of person who works for a man with such a ridiculous name. Dr. Zanzibar? That has to be fake, right? No way is that real. Suddenly you will be in the alley, having followed a new set of lying cones to the end of it, and you will have parked your Sonata right next to a drum fire that is surrounded by hobos cooking cans of pork and beans. Youll roll down your window, pop your head out and plead, Hobos, could you spare a can of beans for a hungry person who has just certainly missed an 18-course dinner at Dr. Zanzibars house? The hobos will just laugh, and some will roll their yellowed eyes, and maybe a kind hobo will offer you a spoonful of beans or something, but another hobo will be all like, Dont waste your beans on a Hyundai driver with a boss whos probably the leader of a menacing crime syndicate! and the mean hobo will knock the spoon out of the nice hobos hands, and your face will be in such pain from the hot beans that you will slam the car into reverse, follow a new set of cones and smash your car into the Y. You wont kill anyone. No one is in the cardio room of the YMCA because theyre out taking walks and riding their bikes in the sunshine. But you will have to pay for the damage, and at this point Dr. Zanzibar has probably fired you for bailing on his dinner party, so youll have to find a new job. Luckily, its springtime, and there is a lot of work in construction.
Winter is over! Jack Frost is gone, and so is Bonhomme Carnaval. Bonhomme Carnaval is back in his luxurious ice cave, where he lives with his many provocatively dressed wives. No one knows where Jack Frost is, though there are rumours that Bonhomme might have killed him in a pagan ritual to usher in the Spring. None of this matters, because Spring is here thank you for the disposal, Bonhomme! and so are the beautiful, fresh things that come with it. Birds, flowers, your blinding white feet shoved prematurely into a pair of peep-toe sandals. And the ultimate symbol of genesis and renewal: orange construction cones. You will spit and swear at the sudden appearance of the cones. Youll say things like, drat or crumbs or DENTISTS!!!, all while spitting angrily out the window of your car, then feeling sort of bad when your spit hits a newly hatched baby bird thats fallen out of a nest and accidentally rolled onto the highway. But you wont think of that saliva-covered baby pigeon for long because your attention will have gone back to the cones, and the daw-
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