Thursday, October 18, 2007

Now Isn't That A Nice Piece Of Art


In the heart of downtown is this only-too-appropriate statue of a man with an umbrella. And that goof beside him is Pa.

Most people in town do not carry umbrellas. Why bother?? If it's raining, it will stop in a short while. It's just more trouble than it's worth. And today's breeze was 45 mph, I am not making that up or exaggerating, as Pa says I sometimes do, so I guess there's no sense in breaking another flimsy umbrella.

But Pa--He is fully geared up with a folds-up-to-the-size-of-a-dime umbrella. He's gotta keep his hair dry, ya know.

So the natives go without, the dorks wear ponchos, and the tourists haul umbrellas.

Embrace the rain, embrace the rain.