Micro-post #1: Quote from Ray Oldenburg on "third places"

“The character of a third place is determined most of all by its sunshine and dogs and is marked by a playful mood which contrasts with people’s more serious involvement in other spheres. The third place is remarkably similar to a good home in the psychological comfort and support that it extends. They are the heart of a community’s social viability, the grass roots of democracy, but sadly, they constitute a diminishing aspect of the American social landscape.”

Ray Oldenburg, The Great Good Place (1991)