Tim Bray is a pretty smart guy, and I find myself reading more of his weblog posts than nearly any other blog I monitor. He’s also apparently kind of weird — but in a good way.

A few years ago when I was commuting back and forth on the Expressway in Toronto every day, there was this fairly low overpass that I (and a hundred thousand or so others) drove under every day. I thought the experience would be improved if there were an old man standing on it wearing white robes in the style of a biblical prophet, slowly waving a large black flag.

That was actually quite a few years back, but I just can’t get the idea out of my mind. Most large cities do have such overpasses that span key commute routes, and most would be similarly improved by an attendant prophet.

See Overpass Prophet Project for a more complete consideration of the practicalities of establishing such a “service”, and some of the interesting variations.

Like I said, weird, in the good way.