Ruth writes:

>I thought the big money was in the asthetically pleasing, ever present,
"Jersey barrier" which seems to have migrated north and now graces our
roadsides in Vermont in ever increasing numbers.  I just wish some of
your
"graffiti artists" would migrate with them to make them more colorful.
I
love the "graffiti" that they paint and get angry whenever I see a
program
on TV about how they are persecuted by folks in the city.  These people
are
real artists and do what they can to make things like dull train cars
and
plywood temporary walls more attractive.  There, that's my rant for the
day, week, month, whatever.  Ruth<

Well maybe in some cases, maybe in a lot of cases, it shows off how ugly
the city can be when people don't consider the view from the tram or
whatever as of any importance. Having just returned from a trip to
Germany, studying historic roof framing technique, I can tell you it's
one thing to see a fabulous piece of spray paint art on an industrial
grade visual barrier and completely another to see it on 500+ year old
stone work. What's beautiful is without doubt in the eye of the
beholder, and there is obviously a difference between what a Woodstock
vintage histo prestoid sees, and what a 21st century skinhead with a can
of spray paint does.

Rudy's rant of the morning.

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