Let me get this out of the way – I love Portland. I love all of its idiosyncracies and weirdness and public art. My software development office is housed in an artist’s loft building and I am surrounded by installations.
This latest “addition” to our city, as reported by the AP, just leaves me empty. A New York expat has decided to erect giant acupuncture needles around the city to “see the city in a holistic way” and “choosing locations where the city’s chi could use some help”.
I guess to buy into it, I have to buy into the underlying premise that acupuncture is something more than sticking needles into your body and actually has curative properties. And I’m not talking from inexperience. At one point when I was in constant pain from chronic fatigue, I tried every remedy that I could think of. I went to an acupuncturist with an open mind and a sincere desire for it to work. The most I got out of it was being forced to lie still for 35 minutes once or twice a week.
The rest of the article is a nice intro to other weirdness here in the city including Zoo Bombers, Velveteria, and the 24 Hour Church of Elvis (which now lives in my building). Check it out.
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