The Washington Post has a great slice-of-life site called onBeing. It's a project "based on the simple notion that we should get to know one another a little better. What you'll find here is a series of videos that takes you into the musings, passions, histories and quirks of all sorts of people. The essence of who they are, who we are."I was introduced to little Gio on my spring jaunt to New York City, and since then I've returned to this page whenever I need a pick-me-up. You'll find him under the archives section. Browse through some others while you're there (creepy girl's definitely worth a look). It's a fascinating cross-section of America.
Until then, beware the snail of mercy.
