I often drive through an historic neighborhood just to the north of downtown Fort Pierce that was once known as the Fishing Village but is now called Edgartown. There are a number of charming old homes in the area, but the one that catches my eye the most is now a cidery called Pierced Ciderworks, as seen in the photograph on the left, along with their delivery vehicle. The building was built in 1901 and originally owned by Harry Hill, a famous Florida photographer. I would have gone inside to check it out, but it is a cidery, for God's sake, and sells hard cider. I have nothing against cider, per se, but don't understand the idea of hard cider, made in a variety of disgusting flavors. And don't get me started on hard seltzer, which - follow me closely here - "is essentially flavored carbonated water mixed with alcohol, also available in a variety of disgusting flavors. These are the beverages replacing IPAs in America's hearts and minds? Who drinks these things?
And, of course, as soon as I asked myself that question, the answer appeared in the sign seen in the photograph on the right. Now it all makes sense. In horror films and literature zombies are portrayed as reanimated corpses or mindless human beings. In scientific circles, there have been theoretical discussions about the possibility of a "zombie virus" that would "drastically alter brain function and behavior." That definitely seems to tick off all the boxes. Case closed.
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