I don't know what HRH and SLY have planned for today, but I momentarily considered getting up early and going downtown to watch them implode the YMCA building down by the river. They were supposed to set off the explosions at first light, around 7:15. The air was soft and cool and it was an autumn Sunday in Iowa, what did I have to do that was any better.
Well, when the alarm went off, snuggling under the blankets and going back to sleep sounded much better. Plus, they set it off like 15 minutes early. And, based on the sneezing I have been doing since then, I probably didn't need the dust.
CaDiva was awake and actually heard the concussion of the implosion. Her bedroom has two windows and one of them faces east. Also, she is a cat princess and can tell if there is a pea under her mattress. One day I should explain how confusing that story was to me as a child. I was very literal and the only peas I knew about came from a Del Monte can. A squished foul tasting vegetable would not have kept me up.
Oh, where was I? Yes, the implosion. I have a few links if you would like to see it. It is sort of a shame since there the building held some wonderful artwork I think dated back to the WPA days.
WHO, The Des Moines Register, and KCCI own these images. I don't have any right to them so I'm only giving you the links. But, if you ask me, WHO has THE BEST still slide show of all of them. Sorry, KCCI, you know you are my favorite.
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