"Look! Up in the sky! It's...."

   Every try to walk by somebody who's
standing on the corner...staring up at....
something? It's tough to do....without
sneaking in a glance of your own!
   Well, chances are, if they're looking
up today they're not scanning the sky
for a bird, or a plane, or even
Superman!
   They're probably just celebrating!
   September 3rd is "Skyscraper Day!"
   It's the birthday of Lewis Sullivan
the architect credited with designing
the first skyscrapers.
   It's undoubtedly a very BIG day in
cities like Taipei, Kuala Lumpur, and
Chicago!
   Taipei's 101 Building is 1,671 feet
tall! Kuala Lumpur has a building
with two towers at 1,483 feet each.
And the Sear's Tower in Chicago
measures up at 1,451 feet!
   Of course the classic Empire
State Building in New York still
makes the list. But it's about 9th
tallest these days.
   They say you can tell the tourists
in most major cities because they're
the people I mentioned in the
beginning of this commentary. They're
the ones staring up at all the big
buildings!
   In can, of course, be an expensive
preoccupation because, while they're
looking up, the pick pockets are
lifting their wallets!
   Maybe that's why our 'smaller
communities' are considered to be
much safer places!
   An 'Artful Dodger' doesn't get much
time to work on a guy who's looking
at the roof of a Walmart.
   And think of all the lives that
could have been saved after the stock
market crash if all the investors lived
in places like Berwick. It's only one
story down from the top of a Dollar
Store!
    Still, let's give credit where credit
is due! Sky Scrapers are very
impressive even if many aren't quite
as big as they seem! Just try to find
the 13th floor in the 'Big Apple!'
     Hope you'll take a few
moments today to appreciate any
'Skyscrapers' in your neighborhood.
     If you're determined to get to the
top please take a moment to salute
Otis Tufts too! He patented the first
true passenger elevator!
      Hope you're getting up in the
world and that all your NEWS is
good!