And I quote, "If an alarm rings, who calls the fire department?" --Door County Advocate November 27th-28 2004. Apparently the building code in Sturgeon Bay requires that all commercial properties have a "hard wired" alarm system installed but it is not required to be connected to any outside service or have any connection to municipal systems. This seems to me to be an example of a good thought in a vaccum of dumb. It is the classic. "if a tree falls in the forest and nobody is around to hear it, does it make any noise. . .?" So, if a store burns in the countryside, and nobody is around to see it ( or if nobody is alerted via the required fire alarm system that is not linked to anything else) does it actually make any smoke?

Had these thoughts last night:

Flabbergasted
horse-faced, ochre-toothed
smiles--grinning--
rush to join the circus parade
flat-footed and thunderstruck
pint-sized dreams like
worlds layered upon gum
stuck to their shoes


Upon reflection, I wonder if this is the psychosymatic lefftovers of the presidential election. Creepy.

Now read this:

In May, the Columbus (Ohio) City Council approved a building permit for the Faith Christian Center ("On Fire for God") to construct a 52,000-square-foot commercial complex centered on an indoor skateboard park, and including a restaurant, arcade and pro shop, named Godz Xtreme Power Park. [Columbus Dispatch, 5-11-04]

Jesus. No, really. Jeeeeezussss.

Ok, now go here:

http://www.tshirthell.com/store/product.php?productid=08

Just passing the time.
W