Observations from Baltimore City

Everyday it seems something funny, revealing, or otherwise noteworthy happens in everyday life, here are just a few that I noticed.

A few weeks ago, on the front page of the Baltimore Sun was the city police department complimenting itself on a job well done with one of the biggest drug busts in recent memory in a city noted for having very little impact on its pandemic drug problem. On the front page was a picture of 40 kilograms of cocaine that was seized and spread out all over the table, around a long stack of 100, 50, and 20 dollar bills. "About $11,000 in cash was recovered along with the drugs; no weapons were found. Police are consulting with federal authorities to determine the next steps in the investigation." Now my knowledge of the illegal drug trade is admittedly rather amateur, but what I do know is this. The police kicked down the door of a major drug operation with almost 90 pounds of coke on the premises, and came away with 11 grand cash? Who are these people talking to? This is not even believable, if you're buying that much cocaine, probably turning it into crack and selling it on the streets of Baltimore, 11,000 isn't even believable street money. They could have at least done the public the service of pretending they weren't some scraping off the top crooked ass dickheads. But hey, it's a recession.

On a disheartening note, this encounter was observed.
While driving on Baltimore Street, two girls who apparently hadn't seen each other for a while ran into each other on the sidewalk. The exchange:

"Hey girl, how you doing?"
"I'm good, I had an abortion yesterday, I'm bout to go get something to eat now."

Wow. Just rolled off her tongue like it was a routine check-up, like an oil change. An abortion. Good grief. This is where we're at?