The World is Burning!

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A fire pit in the form of a globe or “Third Rock – Earth and all its glory reveal a fiery inner core through the continents of our planet” as it is put at the Fire Pit Art site.  There is a whole series of pictures including ones showing its creation at the Fire Pit Art site here.

I thought the image was fascinating.  Originally I thought this could be another option for the Firemen’s Memorial, but it’s not designed to a be a gas-fired display.  In any case, this is an interesting art piece, each one individually signed and numbered by its designer, Rick Wittrig.

It is made of 1/4″ steel, stands 40″ tall and has a diameter of 36″.  It has a drain in the bottom to allow rain to run out.

The Third Rock fire pit can be purchased at the Fire Pit Art site here for $1,679.

VTAC Silent Auction

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VTAC LogoThis is a reminder that VTAC, Veterans Therapeutic Arts Center will be having an open house and silent auction next Saturday.  VTAC was started earlier this year by a great group of veterans to provide a center for therapy to all those who have served in the U.S. military and their families through instruction and participation in the arts, crafts, mechanics and similar activities and endeavors  I had the opportunity to meet with them as a representative of the Marshall County Community Foundation grants committee.  After meeting them and hearing about the good work they are doing, I was pleased to be able to champion their cause and help them secure a grant.

If you’re interested in reading about my meeting with them, you can find it on the Easterday Construction Co., Inc. blog here.

If you’re looking for something to do on October 20th, go out to MoonTree Studios and support these guys.  They’re a wonderful group and they have found a fantastic way to help our community.

Walter E. Williams on Government Programs

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Walter E. Williams

“Congressmen and Senators don’t reach into their own pockets to pay for a government program.  They reach into yours and mine.  The only way government can give one American a dollar in the name of this or that GOOD thing is by taking it from some other American by force.  The question we have to ask ourselves is whether there is a moral basis for forcibly taking the rightful property of one person and giving it to another to whom it does not belong.  I cannot think of one.  Charity is noble and GOOD when it involves reaching into your own pocket.  But reaching into someone else’s pocket is wrong.”

  –  Walter Williams