tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10702621.post9164064436879149513..comments2023-07-08T19:45:01.781-12:00Comments on Thinking The Lions: SUPERXmas, Day 15: The State Holiday... er... Christmas... er... WHATEVER tree.Brianehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01616494058636881575noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10702621.post-75791844333668491042011-12-12T12:19:59.454-12:002011-12-12T12:19:59.454-12:00San Francisco puts up a huge tree in Union Square ...San Francisco puts up a huge tree in Union Square every year. Last year's tree was 80' tall. They had a little plaque or something to tell all about where it was cut from and all of that. So, you know, we could appreciate all the trouble and expense they went to to provide us such an extravagent tree.<br />On the other hand, Macy's, which is on Union Square, had a 90' tree inside their building. They do us a fake tree, at this point, though.Andrew Leonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13964775673414653644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10702621.post-70160544405997801602011-12-12T06:15:56.284-12:002011-12-12T06:15:56.284-12:00Yes, our house is frequently mistaken for the Capi...Yes, our house is frequently mistaken for the Capitol. It's understandable. The Capitol has three branches of government and a large rotunda made of marble. Our house has a broken-down piano in the living room and one zillion Hot Wheels. Easy mistake to make. The Supreme Court of Wisconsin sometimes ends up sitting on our couch and debating cases, which would be fascinating except that Abrahamson never uses a coaster.Brianehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01616494058636881575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10702621.post-73854928601212686482011-12-12T04:15:10.301-12:002011-12-12T04:15:10.301-12:00Wow, your house must be pretty swanky if they'...Wow, your house must be pretty swanky if they're confusing it for the state Capitol.<br /><br />I don't care what they call the tree; I just feel sad that every year these big, ancient trees have to be cut down to fuel Man's vanity. I'm sure there'd be an even bigger uproar over suggesting they use artificial ones, but it's just another symbol of the wastefulness of our society that we'll cut down a tree that's 200 years old so we can decorate and gawk at it for 30-40 days before turning it into wood chips.PT Dillowayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09394481476862013009noreply@blogger.com