Perched atop an angular modern pillar at the edge of an Arizona parking lot is an impressionist piece of prairie trash that cost the local taxpayers tens of thousands of dollars. Collectively, this pricey piece of modern art is known simply as, Momentum (at least when it isn't being called mean nick-names by spurned locals).
Unveiled in 2008, the metal sculpture was intended to reference nearby Tumbleweed Park with its artistically-styled tumbleweed held 10 feet off the ground on a futuristic pedestal. The pedestal itself stands atop a squat block of carved concrete completing the entire piece. The work was commissioned from a Denver artist who costing the city $100,000 in tax dollars. After seeing the rather short result of the city council's choice, the public was less than impressed.
The piece was given silly nick-names such as "rat's nest" and "hairball" and general displeasure ensued. Even some city council members spoke out, remarking democratically that the artwork was not quite what they were expecting from their grant.
Regardless of the feelings behind the $100,000 tumbleweed, it remains to this day, reminding commuters arriving to the public transit park and ride just how most of their tax dollars blow away in the wind.
Okay, I promise I'll eventually stop talking about this Korean Air nut incident. Just not now... because the story is just too good to ignore. Forget the drama between Alaska and Delta in Seattle, or the Qatar Airways A380 delivery chronicles... this is better than everything else combined!
To start, for those of you that have been living under a rock, see these previous posts:
-- Korean Air Flight Delayed Over Nuts
-- Korean Air Executive Resigns Over Nuts
-- Why Is Korean Air’s #NutGate Causing So Much Controversy?
-- Korean Air Purser Speaks Out About Nut Outrage
-- Korean Air Could Be Fined $2 Million Over Nut Lady
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I’ve written about the Ritz-Carlton Rewards co-brand credit card occasionally over the past couple of years. There have been a couple of really outstanding offers for it, like 70,000 points and no fee the first year, and 140,000 points while paying the steep $395 annual fee even the first year. But I hadn’t seen either […]
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News and notes from around the interweb: My suggestions of the best rewards cards for travelers over at WendyPerrin.com. Tips for travelers ahead of the busy Christmas rush (my Fox News Happening Now segment from last Wednesday). Spirit won’t refund a deployed Navy quartermaster. She gets a flight credit minus a change fee. Because that’s […]
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