Postcards: Abe Lincoln's best Blue Steel pose (Mount Rushmore)

See the art

Be the art

They made a statue of us
And they put it on a mountaintop
Now the tourists come and stare at us
Blow bubbles with their gum
Take photographs, have fun
"Us"/Regina Spektor

Earlier today, we stopped at Mount Rushmore National Park.

This is, of course, the monolithic facescape dedicated to the memory of George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Yosemite Sam*, and Abraham Lincoln. Pablo was not allowed in, which is to be expected, since we all know how Yosemite Sam felt about varmints.

This is totally worth seeing, though I wished for more informative plaques scattered around the place. I like to read every word on those things because it annoys Dell - particularly when I start to read portions of the text aloud and then say: 'Wait, I'll just start at the beginning. This is fascinating stuff.'

If I learned one thing today, it is that any art project that begins with: 1) Buy Dynamite is the best kind of art.

*CORRECTION: Whoops, this is actually Teddy Roosevelt - FDR's polio-free cousin

Gutzon Borglum, Mount Rushmore's sculptor. So remember: next time the Jeopardy category is 'Sculptor OR James Bond villain', this guy goes in the sculptor camp.