I took a walk down an okay looking alley near the ballpark. Offices had once occupied it and older places were under construction.

Seeing that the office buildings now sat empty I cupped my hands around my face and peered in through the window. Awards covered in dust in a cleared out and totally abandoned former office space. There was a skylight that let in sun light that illuminated the office furniture to remind window gawkers like myself that the space had been abandoned not trashed. A minded emptied warehouse. What was left were swivel chairs, those chalky white plaster filler wall panels that every office seems to be made out of, and abandoned awards fashioned from glass and metal. Very prestigious awards? The business was in a baby daycare depot. Totally serious.

I don’t know what awards are given to baby depot SMB’s promising to not accidentally harm your kid but whichever awards such an industry hands out, buddy this place had ‘em. They were supposed to look like flames 🔥 made of glass, or silly-billy contraptions comprised of metal springs adorned with bobbles that look like the planet Saturn. And it’s like…the nicest thing about the place was the skylight?

But I’m glad some people get trophies, they can bust them down for pieces of raw ingredients to be released like herbs into a hearty stew, like nutmeg. 🌰