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Here’s a simple photo of tiles embedded in a concrete bench located on the grounds of the historic Thomas Center. The Thomas Hotel, as it was called, began as a family home and then expanded into a hotel. After a few years, the hotel closed and a community college took up residence. Demolition time came in the early 1970s, but the hotel was purchased by the city and restored. It finally achieved a listing on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.

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Once soaked by the late summer rains, this piece of dirt now watches the sun rise and set, absorbing the radiation and releasing it’s moisture – the life-giving, cooling moisture it once held so closely – back into the atmosphere. Unlike it’s concrete neighbor, the flaking soil will hibernate to one day breathe life again, come the next rainfall.

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This afternoon was a wonderful day to leave my desk for a walk around the building. The temperature was a nice 65 degrees and the wind was blowing just right. As I approached the edge of the lot where the water runoff ditch is located, something didn’t seem right. Then it hit me:

NO SKATEBOARDING
NO BICYCLE RIDING
NO ROLLERBLADING

You’ve probably seen these concrete structures before, usually on the side of the road. Nicely paved over drainage ditches that just happen to be perfect for skateboarding, bicycle riding and rollerblading. What better way to keep the kids out than erecting a big, scary sign? It sure is intimidating.

Upon further inspection, I realized that the people who erected this particular sign weren’t your average sign erecters. They knew that a simple sign wasn’t the whole answer; although it might deter a few kids, the hardcore troublemakers were sure to ignore it. Apparently, a brilliant plan was conceived and set in motion.

They allowed nature to take over the concrete, making it impassable! Someone call the newspaper! Get that man a Nobel Prize!

See the irony in this? Maybe they shouldn’t have poured the cement in the first place. I want to bring a marker out there one day and write, “NO MOWING” and see what happens. Maybe add a little picture of a lawnmower crossed out next to it. Either that or I’ll pull out all the overgrowth in the middle of the night and build a makeshift skate park. Or I’ll just leave it alone and keep this whole thing an inside joke between you and me. It seems obvious that they certainly don’t get it. Go nature!

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