A Baltimore Tale

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Jay and I love to comment on how Baltimore is portrayed in film and TV. We love our hometown, but let's face it, it's got its problems. Prominent portrayals include:

Homicide: Life on the Streets: A gritty look at drugs and murder in Baltimore City
The Corner: A gritty look at drugs and murder in Baltimore City
The Wire: A gritty look at drugs and murder in Baltimore City
The John Waters oeuvre: A gritty look at drugs, transvestites, dog poo, and people who call the Motor City "DEE-troit"
How Do I Look?: The fashion makeover's show only bona fide Baltimore contestant was a confessed drug user and possibly prostitute

Adding to this esteemed body of artistic work is that of my friend who has been fighting a mouse problem in her Baltimore City home this year. To wit:

"when i got home this morning from the train station, i saw a RAT corpse at the foot of our (external) basement stairs. then i trudged up the stairs, speckled with pigeon turd. then i walked into the dank, unwelcoming house to hear insane squeaking and find a mouse straddling two sticky traps, gyrating madly across the kitchen floor. i left him for spouse to take care of when he gets home. as i type, i hear the little effer screaming. it's HORRIFYING."

I shouldn't laugh, but I can't help myself. It's the "perfect storm."
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