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Like the Buttons on Sofa Cushions Do

Kid: What’s that?
Grandma: That’s the belly button. It helps you breathe.

–Bodies exhibit, South Street Seaport

  • Posted on September 1, 2006
  • Body Parts, Kids, Old People, Wall Street, TriBeCa, South Street Seaport
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