I pop open Google Maps [1], hit the arrow and I find myself contemplating a new outlook on Lower Sheol:
[An upside down map of South Florida] [2]
At first, I thought Google [3] decided to put an end to the Eurocentralism of world maps [4] and force a new perspective on us, but then I realized that earlier, I had simply rotated the map to face the direction I was travelling.
Ah well …
[1] http://maps.google.com/help/maps/helloworld/iphone/index.html
[2] /boston/2013/01/23/dew_umopapisdn.png
![[2] /boston/2013/01/23/dew_umopapisdn.png](/gemini.conman.org/boston/2013/01/23/dew_umopapisdn.png){kind=link}