4/24/2007

Drop your weedwhacker, grab your watering can, and pray for the pottery that grows- it’s time once again for – CHIA WATCH 2007 ! Yes, that weekly waste of time and sunlight, where I give you the latest developments in the WCIU production office’s attempt to grow greenery on a Chia Head. And now- the latest news: it’s- not that much different from last week. The greenery that’s there has grown more- and it looks like there are small strands of new growth branching out from them- but, the top of ye olde Chia Head remains…well, bald. Nothing growing up there- just the dry seed. Slightly resembling the close-cropped stubble of Curly Howard. The left side of the Chia Head still seems to be the most lush (and you’d pretty much have to BE a lush to stay worried about that) while the right side, despite being turned for extra exposure to the sun, is still lagging behind. This again encourages me that we might perhaps have the potential for a large Chia Comb-over to hide the bald spots. Many of you have suggested spraying the top of the Chia with a spritz from a spray bottle, and the advice to put MiracleGro on it has pretty much been denounced as too powerful, in that it would “burn” the growth rather than promote it. You know, I can hardly believe that I’ve been writing about this for weeks on end here. With spring weather (apparently- this IS Chicago) finally here, Perhaps we’ll get a growth spurt that will make our Chia Head look like Sideshow Bob – but, I think I’m losing hope, and definitely patience. The growth over the next week will determine if I continue with this Chia Blog, or, if it shrivels up and dies, much like some of the less-fortunate sprouts of the Chia Head. We do wonder if perhaps our air system in the office is too dry, and the water that we pour thru the hole in the top of the head evaporates too quickly without being absorbed by the terra cotta cabeza. And the darn thing keeps grinning at me! Arrgh! Stop smiling, you green-haired patio pot! I’ll put you on the roof in one of our satellite dishes-THEN we’ll see if you’re smiling, you …you…ahem. Sorry. I think this Chia- sitting job has started to get to me. Should he continue to grow- or , at least seem to be holding steady- I promise we’ll display him on an upcoming show.(Now THERE’S a real ratings grabber…) This concludes this week’s edition of Chia Watch 2007. Should you have any Chia advice you’ve been withholding from me- SEND IT NOW! svengoolie@wciu.com