Today, when I was out for my morning walk around Lansing, I noticed the dates on the sidewalks. The section that I was walking on was poured in 1925. It looked better than the section that was poured in 1975.

This made me wonder why? Was the concrete better in 1925? Was the 1925 sidewalk used less than the 1975?

And why do they sidewalk companies put their name on the sidewalk? I doubt that the 1925 sidewalk company is still in business.

And why the date? It is not as if someone is going to say, “That side walk is 83 years old. Guess I’d better replace it.” Or, “That sidewalk is pretty rough but it is only 30 years old so I guess it doesn’t need to be replaced.” And, it is not like the historical society is going the specifically visit the site.

The best that I can come up with is that it is just a sophisticated way to write your name in the cement.