When my daughter was in college, I’d periodically visit to check up and take her on a Target trip to ensure she had all the household comforts needed. Although there was scheduled flight service to the college town, it was generally cheaper and quicker taking the nonstop from Seattle to either Chicago O’Hare or Milwaukee Mitchell, renting a car, and driving the rest of the way to the college town. And being one who likes to wander, I’d also scout out geocaching opportunities. On a particular trip in 2018, shortly after I started a new job and had no accrued vacation time, I flew after work on Friday, arriving to my motel after midnight. I intended to get up at the ass crack Saturday morning, meet her for breakfast, spend time with her (as she was available), then drive back Sunday afternoon to Milwaukee and fly home.
When I got up, I had a text that something kept her up later than me, and she wanted to sleep in. I didn’t have anywhere to hang out in the college town, in the morning, so I searched for some en route entertainment, aka, geocaches. I’d seen the cryptically-named “Lessons In Modern Cartography #5,” a virtual geocache, GCH58F, but it had recently disabled by Geocaching HQ and seemed destined to be archived. I figured it wouldn’t hurt to check it out. And I’m glad I did…
The virtual wanted to call attention to The John Michael Kohler Arts Center, in Sheboygan, Wisconsin, specifically, its spectacular restrooms. As I entered, I the “why does Kohler sound familiar?” hit me: it is the company that manufactures the gamut of toilets, sinks, tubs, vanities, and fixtures in many (most?) North American homes.
While it seemed wrong to urinate on art, the art was in fact a functioning urinal. Obviously, you’re not going to find these at Home Depot/Lowe’s.
Finding Beauty through Art … Patron? I don’t understand it, but I can appreciate the unique style.
