This morning at 11:08, we parked the car in this Carrboro neighborhood and proceeded on foot in search of an address where an entry on Craigslist had promised a furniture giveaway (Eric needed a desk...) when this sunlit fireplug, or hydrant, if you prefer, caught my eye. Years ago, when I was designing user interfaces, I learned not to use mailboxes as icons because they vary extensively from country to country. I suppose much the same could be said for fireplugs: this one is definitely American and looks completely different from the ones in France. Later on, we stopped by the house Eric is renting with two buddies for the coming year to drop off the desk (yeah, he got it). In the afternoon, we took a walk along Bolin Creek, but that’s a topic for tomorrow.