DATELINE: Washington DC
I'm in DC for the next two weeks. It's really cold here. I've had a few setbacks in the last few days but am not too down. My driver showed up 1/2 hour late & I missed my flight. I had to stay in the airport for 3 extra hours...I got some work done but it sucks. Thank god for the executive lounge. Tonight I drove around for an hour trying to find a pollo a la brasa place to no avail. My hotel is right next to a fucked up interchange where seemingly 17 highways come together. My only solace is the business traveler's mistress, Law & Order. It's on all night, maybe 4 or 5 episodes in a row. Nothing else exciting to report.
Monday, January 29, 2007
Friday, January 26, 2007
GREAT MOMENTS IN BUSINESS TECHNOLOGY, V.47
Scientist Develops Caffeinated Doughnuts
DURHAM. N.C. - That cup of coffee just not getting it done anymore? How about a Buzz Donut or a Buzzed Bagel? That's what Doctor Robert Bohannon, a Durham, North Carolina, molecular scientist, has come up with. Bohannon says he's developed a way to add caffeine to baked goods, without the bitter taste of caffeine. Each piece of pastry is the equivalent of about two cups of coffee.
While the product is not on the market yet, Bohannon has approached some heavyweight companies, including Krispy Kreme, Dunkin' Donuts and Starbucks about carrying it.
http://www.examiner.com/a-530312~Scientist_Develops_Caffeinated_Doughnuts.html
The advantages this product will provide to businesses small and large include:
1) increased productivity
2) the agitating affect caffeine has on the bloodstream will counteract the slowing of the blood caused by increased cholesterol from the delicious icing and fried dough
3) the opportunity to produce a more intense, longer lasting caffeine high due to the average office workers daily consumption of 3.8 donuts, or the caffeine equivalent of 7.6 cups of coffee, during the first 60 minutes of the work day as compared to the average consumption of 2.6 cups of coffee in the same time period.* If this trend continues, this work's out to he caffeine equivalent of 10.2 cups of coffee to start the workday for the average US office worker.
*US Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2005 Worker Productivity Report
Thursday, January 25, 2007
Just like in Gran Turismo
There is a river running over it and water leaks at some points. When the temperature reaches -38 degrees like it did this winter, the road freezes and the result is the attached video taken during a single day with the tunnel camera.
Wednesday, January 24, 2007
I've had a Target gift card burning a hole in my pocket & I finally know how I'm going to use it.
http://www.target.com/gp/detail.html/sr=8-6/qid=1169573202/ref=sr_8_6/602-7461729-6341416?ie=UTF8&asin=1933664142
Update: For a brief time both Target & Wal-Mart were selling crazy Anime porn online. Below is a screencap and description from the Wal-Mart website of one title. Don't know what's up with Tentacle Porn. Joe?
"In Volume 3 of the ultra popular, kinky, sex-full Yaoi Hentai, you'll see tentacle monster Trach nailing an unsuspecting bus rider, a poor bishonen with his wiener caught in a fence hole and the perv friend who helps, a yaoi take on the "Aristocrats" joke, hot loving with a Sultan's slave and more! Explicit yaoi content. For readers 18+ only!"
http://www.target.com/gp/detail.html/sr=8-6/qid=1169573202/ref=sr_8_6/602-7461729-6341416?ie=UTF8&asin=1933664142
Update: For a brief time both Target & Wal-Mart were selling crazy Anime porn online. Below is a screencap and description from the Wal-Mart website of one title. Don't know what's up with Tentacle Porn. Joe?
"In Volume 3 of the ultra popular, kinky, sex-full Yaoi Hentai, you'll see tentacle monster Trach nailing an unsuspecting bus rider, a poor bishonen with his wiener caught in a fence hole and the perv friend who helps, a yaoi take on the "Aristocrats" joke, hot loving with a Sultan's slave and more! Explicit yaoi content. For readers 18+ only!"
Monday, January 22, 2007
It's been a long day.
2am went to sleep
6 AM woke up
6-9:20 AM worked, got ready, regular breakfast buffet routine
10-11am interview
11:30AM-12:45PM chillin', packing up hotel room
12:45-1:45pm drove to next interview, got there early & bought sandwich at
grocery store
2-4pm suffered though completely annoying old dude rambling for 2 hours
4-5pm went to next appointment but they thought it was the next day so I
rolled out of town
5-8pm drove to Sarasota 5-8 (including getting lost during a blinding
rainstorm), talked to Joe & Adale
8-9pm checked into hotel and drove around trying to find Cuban restaurant
the hotel handyman told me about, couldn't find it, ended up getting
cheap Chinese take-out & returning to hotel
9-11:17pm ate Hunan Beef, had a few beers, watched several episodes of Law &
Order, wrote emails and decided to write this post 9-11:17pm
Highlights of the Day:
1) As a Silver Hilton Honors Club member, whenever I check into a Hilton Family Hotel they put a little something special in my room to let me know how much they appreciate my business. Membership does have its privileges:
2) Finding this innovative customer service program at a sleezy mini-mart in Naples, FL. There was some kind of shady business going on in the bushes next to the store with some homeless guy & his old lady taking a dump or something like that.
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3) Enjoying the exotic tropical folliage.
2am went to sleep
6 AM woke up
6-9:20 AM worked, got ready, regular breakfast buffet routine
10-11am interview
11:30AM-12:45PM chillin', packing up hotel room
12:45-1:45pm drove to next interview, got there early & bought sandwich at
grocery store
2-4pm suffered though completely annoying old dude rambling for 2 hours
4-5pm went to next appointment but they thought it was the next day so I
rolled out of town
5-8pm drove to Sarasota 5-8 (including getting lost during a blinding
rainstorm), talked to Joe & Adale
8-9pm checked into hotel and drove around trying to find Cuban restaurant
the hotel handyman told me about, couldn't find it, ended up getting
cheap Chinese take-out & returning to hotel
9-11:17pm ate Hunan Beef, had a few beers, watched several episodes of Law &
Order, wrote emails and decided to write this post 9-11:17pm
Highlights of the Day:
1) As a Silver Hilton Honors Club member, whenever I check into a Hilton Family Hotel they put a little something special in my room to let me know how much they appreciate my business. Membership does have its privileges:
2) Finding this innovative customer service program at a sleezy mini-mart in Naples, FL. There was some kind of shady business going on in the bushes next to the store with some homeless guy & his old lady taking a dump or something like that.
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3) Enjoying the exotic tropical folliage.
Sunday, January 21, 2007
DATELINE: Ft. Myers, Florida
This is the beginning of a crazy week for The Man, one that will test all of his skills as a business traveller. I will driving to a different city every day - interviews in the morning/afternoon, drive to a new city, check in to new hotel, sleep, interviews in the morning/afternoon, drive to new city, ... I was quite disappointed that the I only had the choice between a Nissan Sentra and a Chevy Malibu. I chose the Malibu, though I am not happy about it. Since I'm doing a lot of driving I hoped to get something like a Crown Victoria - a big grandpa America cruising machine. Oh well. I'm off to dinner with my parents, 4 aunts & uncles, my brother & his girlfriend, and my grandmother.
This is the beginning of a crazy week for The Man, one that will test all of his skills as a business traveller. I will driving to a different city every day - interviews in the morning/afternoon, drive to a new city, check in to new hotel, sleep, interviews in the morning/afternoon, drive to new city, ... I was quite disappointed that the I only had the choice between a Nissan Sentra and a Chevy Malibu. I chose the Malibu, though I am not happy about it. Since I'm doing a lot of driving I hoped to get something like a Crown Victoria - a big grandpa America cruising machine. Oh well. I'm off to dinner with my parents, 4 aunts & uncles, my brother & his girlfriend, and my grandmother.
Saturday, January 20, 2007
A TRUE AMERICAN HERO
Diary of a goof-off: No work, no pay
A Des Moines woman details her idling on the job on her employer's computer.
A Des Moines hotel worker has been fired for using her employer's computer to keep a massive, detailed journal cataloging her efforts to avoid work.
State records indicate that Emmalee Bauer, 25, of Elkhart was hired by the Sheraton hotel company in February 2005. During most of 2006, she worked at the company's Army Post Road location as a sales coordinator.
At one point during her employment, Bauer was allegedly instructed to refrain from using company time to work on her personal, handwritten journal. Rather than stop writing at all, Bauer allegedly began using her work computer to keep the journal up to date.
"I am going to be typing all my thoughts instead of writing all day," wrote Bauer, according to portions of the journal that were entered into evidence at a recent state hearing dealing with Bauer's request for unemployment benefits. "That way, there isn't any way to tell for sure if I am working really hard or I am just goofing off."
Over the next several months, Bauer composed a book-length journal of 300 single-spaced pages, describing in excruciating detail her dogged efforts to avoid any sort of work.
"This typing thing seems to be doing the trick," she wrote. "It just looks like I am hard at work on something very important."
Other journal entries, according to evidence presented at the hearing:
- "I just have to get through the next seven hours and forty-six minutes and then I will be free."
She lived the dream. You owe it to yourself to read the rest:
http://www.desmoinesregister.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070119/NEWS10/301190003/1001
Diary of a goof-off: No work, no pay
A Des Moines woman details her idling on the job on her employer's computer.
A Des Moines hotel worker has been fired for using her employer's computer to keep a massive, detailed journal cataloging her efforts to avoid work.
State records indicate that Emmalee Bauer, 25, of Elkhart was hired by the Sheraton hotel company in February 2005. During most of 2006, she worked at the company's Army Post Road location as a sales coordinator.
At one point during her employment, Bauer was allegedly instructed to refrain from using company time to work on her personal, handwritten journal. Rather than stop writing at all, Bauer allegedly began using her work computer to keep the journal up to date.
"I am going to be typing all my thoughts instead of writing all day," wrote Bauer, according to portions of the journal that were entered into evidence at a recent state hearing dealing with Bauer's request for unemployment benefits. "That way, there isn't any way to tell for sure if I am working really hard or I am just goofing off."
Over the next several months, Bauer composed a book-length journal of 300 single-spaced pages, describing in excruciating detail her dogged efforts to avoid any sort of work.
"This typing thing seems to be doing the trick," she wrote. "It just looks like I am hard at work on something very important."
Other journal entries, according to evidence presented at the hearing:
- "I just have to get through the next seven hours and forty-six minutes and then I will be free."
She lived the dream. You owe it to yourself to read the rest:
http://www.desmoinesregister.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070119/NEWS10/301190003/1001
Friday, January 19, 2007
Quiero mandar saludos a mis nuevos amigos Espanoles - lo vi que una persona me visito hoy dia, tambien un Portugese me dio una visita. No sabia que tuve fanaticos en todo el mundo, pero entiendo que negocio es negocio y no importa como prepara su arroz. Todos solamente queremos ganancia de crecimiento cada cuarto (7% minimo).
At the moment I am on a company wide conference call - something about infrastructure growth, gross margins, and adding value - and am super hungry. I need to start eating better since all I do on the road is eat out, but I really want one of those Vince's pizzas with everything on it. Even more than I want to add value to our infrastructure growth.
Wednesday, January 17, 2007
Hidden Treasures
Have you ever seen ads online for the "Fleshlight"? Well, I like to call this little gem the "Santa Sleeve". God knows what it is supposed to be for but just add a little lube and you're ready to deck the halls. The nice part is that it's washable because, as much as you try, that sex toy rubber never feels clean (though maybe that's just me). It's hard to put Christmas and cheap sex toys together in a way that seems natural but I think the leisure engineers who developed the "Santa Sleeve" did the impossible.
Have you ever seen ads online for the "Fleshlight"? Well, I like to call this little gem the "Santa Sleeve". God knows what it is supposed to be for but just add a little lube and you're ready to deck the halls. The nice part is that it's washable because, as much as you try, that sex toy rubber never feels clean (though maybe that's just me). It's hard to put Christmas and cheap sex toys together in a way that seems natural but I think the leisure engineers who developed the "Santa Sleeve" did the impossible.
Tuesday, January 16, 2007
Hidden Treasures
This is the first in an occasional series highlighting goodies found at thrift stores, rummage sales, and the like around the country. I have not worked up a Mission Statement for this series so I cannot say what kind of goodies I will be highlighting. I think I will have to let the aesthetic develop as the series unfolds.
The first treasure is a commemerative photo taken at what probably was a High School Prom (based on the date). At first I thought that one of the people dumped or got dumped by the other & decided to get rid of the memorial to their failed relationship. I imagine the inscription "This Night, Forever...", with it's promise of a lifetime committment, mocked the owner daily from atop his dresser after he found out that his girl started fucking some dude from Econ 101 just weeks after going off to her first year at college.
Now, however, I'm not so sure how the picture ended up at the thrift store, because if you broke up with significant other you probably would throw the picture away. Why go to the trouble of giving it to a thrift store? Maybe someone's mom was cleaning out their room after they went off to college and threw the picture out, maybe because she hates the boy/girl friend? Perhaps someone skipped out on rent and the picture was among other things left in the apartment, and the landlord had their handyman take everything out & give it all to the thrift store. Beats me.
This is the first in an occasional series highlighting goodies found at thrift stores, rummage sales, and the like around the country. I have not worked up a Mission Statement for this series so I cannot say what kind of goodies I will be highlighting. I think I will have to let the aesthetic develop as the series unfolds.
The first treasure is a commemerative photo taken at what probably was a High School Prom (based on the date). At first I thought that one of the people dumped or got dumped by the other & decided to get rid of the memorial to their failed relationship. I imagine the inscription "This Night, Forever...", with it's promise of a lifetime committment, mocked the owner daily from atop his dresser after he found out that his girl started fucking some dude from Econ 101 just weeks after going off to her first year at college.
Now, however, I'm not so sure how the picture ended up at the thrift store, because if you broke up with significant other you probably would throw the picture away. Why go to the trouble of giving it to a thrift store? Maybe someone's mom was cleaning out their room after they went off to college and threw the picture out, maybe because she hates the boy/girl friend? Perhaps someone skipped out on rent and the picture was among other things left in the apartment, and the landlord had their handyman take everything out & give it all to the thrift store. Beats me.
Monday, January 15, 2007
DATELINE: THE REVENGE OF LEBANON, TN
The Man was on assignment last week in Lebanon, TN once again. The lovely people of Lebanon loved The Man so much they booked him for a return engagement. Actually, it was the pro-growth policies that The Man was promoting that brought him back - remember that there's always room for more growth. That is to say, you can always push the Preference Curve a little more to the upper-right hand corner of the graph...you just have to want it. Why settle for 3 t-shirts and 4 pairs of pants when you can have 5 shirts and 7 pairs of pants.
The last two assignments for The Man have added value to The Man's personal life. Not only was I able to spend time with Kristen and her new gal while I was in DC, I got to see the always lovely Allison while in Lebanon. We supped on a delicious meat & three at the Sunset Restaurant - we both had the broasted chicken, which turned out to be the right choice - and then toured the sights of Lebanon. Though life on the road is a bitch it is such a bonus to be able to see dear friends.
The picture below are from my week in TN. I was super super busy and really didn't do much. I logged in just under 75 hours last week. Before an interview in Nashville I stopped in the diner in the pictures for a cup of coffee to pass the time. The motel sign was down the road from an interview on the outskirts of Lebanon. I am currently at home writing a report and will be in Florida the following week. My bosses totally punked the other dude doing my job...he'll be in Chicago, Wisconsin, and Michigan while I'm chillin' on the beach.
The Man was on assignment last week in Lebanon, TN once again. The lovely people of Lebanon loved The Man so much they booked him for a return engagement. Actually, it was the pro-growth policies that The Man was promoting that brought him back - remember that there's always room for more growth. That is to say, you can always push the Preference Curve a little more to the upper-right hand corner of the graph...you just have to want it. Why settle for 3 t-shirts and 4 pairs of pants when you can have 5 shirts and 7 pairs of pants.
The last two assignments for The Man have added value to The Man's personal life. Not only was I able to spend time with Kristen and her new gal while I was in DC, I got to see the always lovely Allison while in Lebanon. We supped on a delicious meat & three at the Sunset Restaurant - we both had the broasted chicken, which turned out to be the right choice - and then toured the sights of Lebanon. Though life on the road is a bitch it is such a bonus to be able to see dear friends.
The picture below are from my week in TN. I was super super busy and really didn't do much. I logged in just under 75 hours last week. Before an interview in Nashville I stopped in the diner in the pictures for a cup of coffee to pass the time. The motel sign was down the road from an interview on the outskirts of Lebanon. I am currently at home writing a report and will be in Florida the following week. My bosses totally punked the other dude doing my job...he'll be in Chicago, Wisconsin, and Michigan while I'm chillin' on the beach.
Wednesday, January 10, 2007
A little birdie tells me that someone has been visiting the site using a University of Ottawa host. Who are you? I welcome all friends from The Great White North - just ask Allison.
UPDATE: The mystery person is actually not a Canadian at all. It was Juan Carlos who is at the University of Ottawa, Kansas doing some business travel. Thank god I don't have to keep up the pro-Canada front anymore. Just kidding Allison.
Guess what? This test says I'm a Hard-Core liberal. Try it out & tell me what y'all get. My Personal score is 100% and my Economic score is 14% - the results page explains what these mean, but basically my scores say that I think the government should hand out free weed and copies of Bend Over Boyfriend. I'd vote for that!
Go to http://www.speakout.com/VoteMatch/quiz.asp? and click on "Political Philsophy".
Go to http://www.speakout.com/VoteMatch/quiz.asp? and click on "Political Philsophy".
DATELINE: LEBANON, TN
Because I am sensitive to stereotypes of Southerners on tv and in movies I am not sure I'm bringing out the positivity when I report that while I expected the high number of religious channels on cable, I was surprised to see Mama's Family reruns are on here. It's actually on several times a day. I can't remember the last time I even thought about that show. Other than monitoring the local cable tv package I'm super busy and don't even know if I'll be able to see Allison :(
Because I am sensitive to stereotypes of Southerners on tv and in movies I am not sure I'm bringing out the positivity when I report that while I expected the high number of religious channels on cable, I was surprised to see Mama's Family reruns are on here. It's actually on several times a day. I can't remember the last time I even thought about that show. Other than monitoring the local cable tv package I'm super busy and don't even know if I'll be able to see Allison :(
Tuesday, January 09, 2007
For all the problems it may create, the creative forces of Capitalism are pretty darn impressive. No matter what you want someone has got it and will sell it to you. For instance, while I was in DC last week I was sitting in my plush hotel feeling a little lonely. All I had to do was pick up the phone and two hot lesbians were in the lobby within the hour.
What I meant to say was that I got to hang out with Kristen & her "roommate" last Thursday night. It was so good to see her and to meet Bern. I'm totally not saying that just because Kristen gave me the meat stickers & a stripper flip-book as Xmas presents. We had a ton of fun and a ton of Peruvian food. We tried to go to a pollo ala brasa joint but the goddamn mapquest directions screwed us over. Luckily I had directions to another Peruvian restaurant (always be prepared!) and we stuffed ourselves with ceviche, anticuchos, lomo saltado, seco de res and a few bottles of Cristal (the beer). Bern was a lot of fun to talk to and I can see why Kristen enjoys being her roommate. I hope I do get back to our Nation's Capitol in a few weeks so we can get together. Maybe Jenna Bush is back in town and we can all get our drink on - you know that girl knows where to get a killer Long Island Iced Tea.
What I meant to say was that I got to hang out with Kristen & her "roommate" last Thursday night. It was so good to see her and to meet Bern. I'm totally not saying that just because Kristen gave me the meat stickers & a stripper flip-book as Xmas presents. We had a ton of fun and a ton of Peruvian food. We tried to go to a pollo ala brasa joint but the goddamn mapquest directions screwed us over. Luckily I had directions to another Peruvian restaurant (always be prepared!) and we stuffed ourselves with ceviche, anticuchos, lomo saltado, seco de res and a few bottles of Cristal (the beer). Bern was a lot of fun to talk to and I can see why Kristen enjoys being her roommate. I hope I do get back to our Nation's Capitol in a few weeks so we can get together. Maybe Jenna Bush is back in town and we can all get our drink on - you know that girl knows where to get a killer Long Island Iced Tea.
Monday, January 08, 2007
SECRET TARGET SALE CODE
I know that some of you, including my dear Adale, will be excited about this little tidbit from consumerist.com:
A reader writes in with an interesting, potentially true, unconfirmed tip
about Target's pricing. Target's full prices end in 9. So the first price
tag will be $14.99 or $27.99, something like that. Then, every time Target
discounts the product, the final digit of the price drops. The lowest the
digit will drop is 4. If you see something you want at Target and the price
ends in 4, but it. The price won't go any lower.
http://www.consumerist.com/consumer/target/target-price-drop-hack-226909.php
I know that some of you, including my dear Adale, will be excited about this little tidbit from consumerist.com:
A reader writes in with an interesting, potentially true, unconfirmed tip
about Target's pricing. Target's full prices end in 9. So the first price
tag will be $14.99 or $27.99, something like that. Then, every time Target
discounts the product, the final digit of the price drops. The lowest the
digit will drop is 4. If you see something you want at Target and the price
ends in 4, but it. The price won't go any lower.
http://www.consumerist.com/consumer/target/target-price-drop-hack-226909.php
Hey Single Ladies,
You might want to think about my fair city, Pittsburgh PA.
If you hurry up this gentleman just might still be available when you get here!
Off The Beaten Path or Beating Off by The Path? - 38
If the following applies to you, we should meet.
1. You think its a good idea to meet random strangers in public.
2. You would like nothing better than to go on a 3 day drug and alcohol binge.
3. You love to listen to Paris Hilton while sitting on my face.
4. You love to wake up in the afternoon with a face that feels like a glazed donut.
5. You think it is a good idea to mix alcohol with your Zoloft.
6. You have multiple tattoos and piercings because you like the pain.
7. You think the voices in your head have some really good ideas.
8. You think it is a good idea to leave your children with your mother so you can get fucked up and laid.
9. You love the music of Nelly Furtado and Madonna.
10. You have been to rehab and decided those people are sick losers.
11. You believe it is perfectly normal to be fingered in a movie theater.
12. You love to dress up and role play.
13.All you think about is meeting a nice guy who will fuck you silly and won't get attached.
http://pittsburgh.craigslist.org/m4w/259198181.html
You might want to think about my fair city, Pittsburgh PA.
If you hurry up this gentleman just might still be available when you get here!
Off The Beaten Path or Beating Off by The Path? - 38
If the following applies to you, we should meet.
1. You think its a good idea to meet random strangers in public.
2. You would like nothing better than to go on a 3 day drug and alcohol binge.
3. You love to listen to Paris Hilton while sitting on my face.
4. You love to wake up in the afternoon with a face that feels like a glazed donut.
5. You think it is a good idea to mix alcohol with your Zoloft.
6. You have multiple tattoos and piercings because you like the pain.
7. You think the voices in your head have some really good ideas.
8. You think it is a good idea to leave your children with your mother so you can get fucked up and laid.
9. You love the music of Nelly Furtado and Madonna.
10. You have been to rehab and decided those people are sick losers.
11. You believe it is perfectly normal to be fingered in a movie theater.
12. You love to dress up and role play.
13.All you think about is meeting a nice guy who will fuck you silly and won't get attached.
http://pittsburgh.craigslist.org/m4w/259198181.html
Boy that was a crappy flight. We were delayed in Pittsburgh and then again Charlotte, finally arriving 2 1/2 hours late. I'm going to get 4 hours of sleep if I'm lucky before a really long day. There was terrible weather and I almost puked as we circled around Charlotte for 45 minutes waiting for space at the airport. I didn't get upgraded. I also didn't get anything to eat until I rolled into McDonalds a few minutes ago for a lousy, dried up Quarter Pounder. On the bright side, the lead singer of Hootie & The Blowfish was on the flight from Charlotte to Nashville. If I had been upgraded (there were empty seats but the dude in Charlotte wanted to charge me money) I could have become his best friend & we would have gone golfing, sharing laughs, stories about being on the road, and a few clean refreshing Budweisers. The little dog in the seat in front of me was cute, cuter than in the picture above.
Sunday, January 07, 2007
Once again I'm chillin' at the Executive Lounge in the Pittsburgh airport, waiting for a flight to Nashville. I received exciting news that I am eligible for an upgrade to 1st Class on today's flight (where I of course belong). Unfortunately I think there's enough people ahead of me so I won't be able to move up, but it is the thought that counts. Hearing the news I felt "I knew they would recognize me as the important business traveller that I am". This validation is making the Yuengling taste just a little more refreshing and the complimentary Chex mix a little more satisfying. Things are on their way up and I know I will be making more and more profitable business transactions as the year progresses.
Wednesday, January 03, 2007
Tuesday, January 02, 2007
DATELINE Chandler, Arizona: Flashback to the Future (Part 2)
Getting back to the Lee Orient Rock Garden, it was so neat finding it. I was running around trying to find this dude's house and i just happen by this amazing thing. Adale & I visited a grotto built in the 1930's at a Catholic church while we were living in Wisconsin a few years ago that looked very similar, being concrete with broken plates and other colorful things set in the structures. I had the same feeling when I saw both of them - that I wish I had it in me somehow to make something that amazing. The Lee Garden structure was so massive and larger than life - it was a city block long and maybe a city block deep, having a maze of walkways and shrines throughout. The guy who built it had some regular job but spent years building the rock garden. The garden is so big, so complex, so crazy...I wish I had the imagination and ambition to even dream up something a tenth as amazing as the garden. Maybe if I lived in a time before cable tv existed I would have had a chance.
Getting back to the Lee Orient Rock Garden, it was so neat finding it. I was running around trying to find this dude's house and i just happen by this amazing thing. Adale & I visited a grotto built in the 1930's at a Catholic church while we were living in Wisconsin a few years ago that looked very similar, being concrete with broken plates and other colorful things set in the structures. I had the same feeling when I saw both of them - that I wish I had it in me somehow to make something that amazing. The Lee Garden structure was so massive and larger than life - it was a city block long and maybe a city block deep, having a maze of walkways and shrines throughout. The guy who built it had some regular job but spent years building the rock garden. The garden is so big, so complex, so crazy...I wish I had the imagination and ambition to even dream up something a tenth as amazing as the garden. Maybe if I lived in a time before cable tv existed I would have had a chance.
Monday, January 01, 2007
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