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Originally Posted by PepsiFree
There’s a new art installation in town.
They’re calling it, “The Spirit of Water.”
The spirit of what? How about a spirited debate on the $2M price tag?
Meanwhile, Calgary residents are hung out to dry.
How about $2M off our ever-increasing residential taxes?
Don’t worry, you can take transit downtown, dodging addicts and violent criminals on your way, and stare at your newest investment.
The sculpture is blue. I know you’re thinking: “Not this again.”
When will silly hall learn from the blue ring fiasco?
It’s full of steel. Is Calgary suddenly a steel town? Maybe steeled resolve.
Oh, and it has holes. Not as many holes as council’s reasons for approving it.
The artist says it’s a global installation. It speaks to the world.
Maybe council should speak to Calgarians once in a while.
They might be afraid of what they’d hear.
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If Rick Bell retires, at least we have the next poet laureate in the wings to pick up the slack!