Bringing home the Bling

Read a huge article in the newspaper yesterday about the  Emerald Ash Borer.

When I first heard about the Emerald Ash Borer five years ago everybody was predicting Ash trees were an endangered species I just figured science would find a way to eradicate the evil bug and didn't think much about it.   But now I've read that it's reached Janesville and that Madison, in response is deciding that it will undoubtedly lose all  21,000 Ash trees and they are deciding what to plant in place of them.

I remember Dutch Elm Disease in the 70s and how it basically wiped out Elm trees.  Rockford was the Ash capitol of the world and lost 90% of all their Elms.  Same thing it seems. (BTW - we have a HUGE Elm tree on the other side of the fairway - biggest Ash I have ever seen.  I wonder how old it is.) 

A friend of mine when we moved to Columbus told us, "do not plant Ash trees" and I pretty much thought she was nuts.  We can send a man to the moon but cant stop a bug?

It does seem you can try to fight the critter but it means diligence, chemicals and everybody else doing the same thing.   I believe this has to be a community effort and I wonder if the City Council has thought about forming a task force to look into a community wide program.  Someone should look into this before it's too late. 

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Hey - I brought home some bling from the the Lake Mills Art Fair.  I received a 3rd place in Best of Show - Artwork.  Plus a Purchasers Award from The Blue Moon.  For Columbus residents The Blue Moon is alive and well in Lake Mills!  They were a fixture in Columbus and so many people have told me they had the best pizza EVER . . . until floods and fires forced them to relocate.

Now I can call myself The AWARD WINNING ARTIST   LOL.

Oddly the ribbon has print on it  "LMAF"  Which stands for Lake Mills Art Fair but to me it looks more like Laughing My Ass Off but that is LMAO. . . . still  . . .you know what I mean.  

Next up the Antique and Wooden Boat Show.

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30 Rock - the Building.  I was looking into that building in New York and this is just the many wonders of the internet - so so much information.

#0 Rock is actually the GE Building and is an Art Deco skyscraper and is the centerpiece of Rockefeller Center.    Build in 1933 and was the first building constructed with the elevators grouped in the central core.

This famous image was taken during construction.

 
I'm not sure OSHA would be to please with this photo if it was taken today.   I think those dudes on the left side are smoking a doobie!

In case you are wondering where shows are filmed.

The Today Show - 1st floor
MSNBC - 2nd floor
Rock Center with Brian Williams and the NCB News - 3rd Floor
The Ed Show - 3rd floor - former studio of The Howdy Doody Show 
Dr. Oz - 6th Floor
30 Rock - 6th floor
Football Night in American - 8th floor
Saturday Night Live - 8th floor.
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Ever take CDs in to a store hoping to get some cash.  This is a list from one of those stores to NEVER buy!!!   Man at Work?   Jethro Tull?

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Ever have one of those bad trips?

Have a nice day!!

Rod