I'm a grumpy old man

So they're opening something in Annapolis called the Annapolis "Towne Centre."

There's an intersting paradox here. My guess is that the name's spelling hearkens back to some idyllic past, an 18th century one with the streets full of $8 latte coffee shops, gourmet dog bscuits, and Whole Foods "sooper-marquettes." Who are they fooling?

Perhaps these inane names will actually make it easier for those moving around to know where a more authentic place is. In the future, the naming conventions signal us to avoid the Towne Centres with their "Ye Olde Shoppes", perhaps avoid a Georgetowne, and head to Georgetown or Adams Morgan instead.

Link on Towne Centre here: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/10/10/AR2008101003041.html