They Will Steal Your Soul and Exciting News Downtown

In 1880 the Danish Royal family had a portrait painted of themselves and I have to say it turned out rather awesome!!!

So this year Queen Margrethe decided to pay homage to the painting and hired Thomas Kluge to paint a portrait of the current Royal Family.

OMG - please don't move next door to me!!

DON'T STARE - THAT KID WILL STEAL YOUR SOUL!  

The portrait is on the Royal Website.
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50 years ago today I was 9 and in kindergarten, yea - I was one of the bigger kids.  I was center of the 4K basketball team.  I pretty much ruled the class, it was awesome.

ANYWAY - I remember I was "doing time" in Ms. Richards room cleaning chalk boards at lunch when Robbie Gates came in saying the President had been shot.  Ms. Richards, who I believe all the males had a crush on, for unknown reasons, did not believe him.

And that is my story.  I don't remember the rest. I blame the 70's.
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Yea - Chia seed.  I've started using them as a super food but then on the news they said NUTS were the newest super food. DAMN IT, I can't keep up.   Seems a 30 year study by three Universities was published with 120,000 test subjects and the people that ate nuts were 20% less likely to die of multiple disease's.  Nut eaters had a  reduced risk of major chronic diseases, including cardiovascular disease and type 2 diabetes mellitus.

Plus the eating nut people actually had LESS weight gain.

They are still trying to figure out WHY this happens.

But back to Chia. What bothers me is that since I brought up Chia  seeds I'm getting all sorts of people GIVING me their Chia seeds.   hmmmmm.  Something is not right here.  "YEA, they are GREAT, here take mine".

I think it's the texture.  Little hard seeds.  Plus the fact that I have little green leaves growing out of every pore of my body!  Shaving is totally different now.

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Sharrows Downtown has reinvented itself and this weekend is having a soft opening of their new, full service coffee shop. Complete with a barista and the big machine that makes latte's, capuchinos and the like.  This weeked you can go there and have a free samples and vote for the "house coffee".  They have three kinds and need opinions.

All coffee is from Steep & Brew and the barista is being trained by Steep & Brew (or something like that).

In other news the Columbus Historical Society has made porcelain Christmas ornaments from one of my images.  The cost is a mare $8.50 and signed by Rod Melotte.  Proceeds go to the Historical Society.  

They can be purchased at West James Gallery or a few doors down at Carousel Antiques at 132 West James St. The good antique store, not the overpriced one that is never open and run by mean people.

This will hopefully be the first of a yearly tradition so you better get in on the ground floor. Start your collection this year.
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The City Council meeting - If you missed it the good stuff starts around the 10 minute mark. It's entertaining even if you and everyone else gets lost in the Parliamentary Procedures (which was used to take advantage of the new members of the council).  And you tell me if you believe Davidson was  arrogant.  Cut swimming pool funds for road repair?  sigh  


Council November 19th 2013 from Columbus Wisconsin on Vimeo.

 Have a GREAT weekend and GO PACK!!