Art Appreciation

"If that's art, then I am a Hottentot."

  - Harry S. Truman (1884-1972), 33rd U.S. president

Dave Barry and his three-year-old daughter recently attended Art Basel, a significant art show held in Miami Beach. His, perhaps unique, experiences at the show were captured in a column which he wrote for the Miami Herald on Sunday:

"...there was a work of art consisting of a video, repeated over and over, showing a man--not in peak physical condition, I might add--rollerblading around a vast empty space, stark naked. I'm proud to say I betrayed no emotion while viewing this work, although my daughter, who is 3, said, quite loudly: 'You can see his tushy! Yuck!' "

Read the entire thing if you need a respite from all the serious things that are going on in the world today. If, however, you want something a bit more serious, Dave's column about the Iowa caucuses may fit the bill.

"It's caucus day, the day when hundreds of thousands of Iowa voters, finally getting their chance to respond to months and months of campaign rhetoric, will stay home."

Barry will be reporting from New Hampshire next, so stay tuned. He's about as non-partisan as they come, and if you're looking for fair-and-balanced, you'll be hard pressed to find anyone better. Substance? Hmmm, it depends on your viewpoint. Someone once said, "The love of truth lies at the root of much humor." I can't disagree with that. 

Oh, and by the way, Barry has his own blog. I checked it out and it's not bad. You can find it here.