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This column, “LBWA” (Leadership By Wandering Around), is based on the premise that, in order to find out what’s going on in the field, a parks and rec leader has to leave his or her desk and “wander around” the area of operations, talk to people, ask questions, and kick around ideas with the individuals in the thick of delivering services to the public. So the author will bring up issues that may be common to many PRB readers and ask the leaders who are the readers to weigh in and share their knowledge and experiences.
Graffiti is a word with roots in ancient times; it is actually the plural of “graffito,” a mid-19^(th)-century Italian word meaning “a scratch.” Examples of graffiti can be seen etched into stone walls dating back to ancient Egypt, Greece, and the Roman Empire.
Today, graffiti is synonymous with another ancient word—vandalism—based on the Vandals, members of a Germanic tribe that ravaged Gaul and Spain, and sacked Rome in 455 A.D. Now, the word refers to the disfiguring or destruction of property belonging to others.