Kenny Be’s Sign Language: Go fast beer at mice

Upon reading the “go fast beer at mice” message spelled out on the Sloan Lake-area sign in the above photograph, I was confused. Immediately I imagined that it might be advertising a new instant-pick lottery game based on a popular smart phone application that allowed gamers to fling mugs of…

Kenny Be’s Yard Arteology: The stuff that dreams are made of

The study of neighbors through their lawn ornaments… Figure 45. Harvey Park: The Maltese Falcons hint at a gardener who may be digging with a Sam Spade. The yard art pictured in figure 45 looks like a folksy, old-timer style of garden display, until the viewer notices the blood-red paint…

Kenny Be’s Yard Arteology: Little baby Jesus asleep in the… hey!

The study of neighbors through their holiday decorations… Of the twelve days of Christmas, today is devoted to the eleven pipers piping. Lest we forget, they are tooting for the birth of the little baby Jesus. The historical account of elbeejay’s birth, detailed in the popular “Away in a Manger”…

Kenny Be’s Yard Artreology: Decorating the tree for New Year’s Eve

The study of neighbors through their holiday decorations… Everything about the tree in the picture above says “five minutes to midnight” on New Year’s Eve. Here is the work of a yard artist who has clearly drank enough $500 bottles of Champagne to see that “tree looks like a lady.”…

Kenny Be’s Yard Arteology: Holiday decorating for everyday yard art

The study of neighbors through their holiday decorations… Look to the left center of the picture above to find the everyday western-themed yard art hiding behind the countless candy canes and wire reindeers. At first, the bronze animal looks like a small bison, but with prolonged staring begins to look…

Kenny Be’s Yard Arteology: Holiday Broncos mash-up

The study of neighbors through their porch decorations… Oh, what a thing of beauty we find when Christmas, Broncos, and yard art are combined. Pride is only enhanced in the concrete lions pictured above by crowning them with Broncos-emblazoned Santa hats. The orange and blue team colors beam from the…

Kenny Be’s Hip Tip: Food bank for destitute realtors

December is a difficult month for the real estate industry. Sales are way down, and an agent loses the ability to find food at open house events. To assist the saleless, the Food Bank for Destitute Realtors needs the following items…..