Fur In The Paint

It didn’t ra-in, (kick) It didn’t raaain (twirl, spin and kick) La la la, I did not rain! That’s the sound of me doing a happy dance.

Actually the weather was just about as perfect as you could get. Buying was down about 25% over last year. I have no idea how much is the economy, or the non-stop news talk about the economy but so far the events have been less. (mind you, I’ve been rained out of pretty much everything. So it may be slightly unfair to judge at this stage.) Of course Brookings has always been a mediocre event unless one of my patrons wants to add to their collection.

I’ve got a few snaps and will talk about Brookings Summer Arts tomorrow in more detail. But since I have been home for less than 24 hours I am going to do a little fluff stuff that has nothing to do with art (at all) but I found it kind of interesting.

Jimmy Johns
For those of you unfamiliar, Jimmy Johns is a chain of sub shops. They make really excellent (they call them gourmet, but I think that’s pushing it) basic subs. It’s quick. Most of the time the sandwich is done before you’ve finished paying. The bread is fabulous and they are cheap. 8″ sandwich for $4.25. Yummy!

Anyway part of there thing is they have signs plastered all over their dining area. And one of the signs had some interesting stuff on it. I am obviuosly paraphrasing here, but you’ll get the idea.

The mind is a wonderful thing.
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