YES! More Michigan Pot Hole PLEASE!

Yes, it is possible to  love Michigan Pot Hole, when it's Ashby's chocolaty, chocolate, chocolate ice cream filled with pebbles of chocolate and ribbons of ground chocolate cookie sand in a mud of chocolate.  This is Willie Wonka style road work.  Eat responsibly! 

A Distinguished Profile

A lesser published view of Mt. Rushmore is this profile of first president George Washington. It seems right that his image is the only one that can be seen, at some point, unaccompanied by the other presidents. Being first is a lonely position.

Strength and Humility come to mind when I reflect on these president's service to our fledgling nation. Strength and humility is reflected in the strong and humble stone from which their images are carved.  I like how the portraits are polished to a kind of "spiritual radiance." 
It's fun to quiz folks as to why they think these four presidents were selected for this special memorial. Their many achievements are worth remembering and acknowledging. 

Here I am trying to look distinguished alongside Washington, Jefferson, Roosevelt, and Lincoln.  It's doubtful that any other portrait will be sculpted at Keystone Park, however in a metaphorical sense U.S. citizens can consider themselves as part of the sculpture.  Many of us are like the strong and humble rock foundation from which great individuals emerge and/or are supported.

Bean out West

 At the end of May I headed out west with my friends Gwen and Mike.  On our first day we made a stop at the "Bean" in Chicago.  We arrived at the end of the day as the sun was setting and the early rising moon was bright spot in the cloudless sky.

I really like this photo I took of the moon above the sky scrapers.

I really enjoyed seeing the Bean as it reminded me of a past fascination I had with an old parlor game that uses a chrome tube and a distorted picture which reflects a proportional image in the the tube's concave surface. Of course everything is distorted in the bean, but it is fun like the Fun House Mirrors in Dempsey's Restaurant.  However, the Bean, at least on that night, in the cool of a May evening was more like a magic mirror and was full of elegance and class.