Roadguy has finally figured out how he’s going to make millions: He’s becoming an artist. His first piece is above — wouldn’t you pay top dollar to hang this in your home? The swirling shapes represent the chaos of post-millennial life; the neutral colors echo the reality of a world that is not black and white but shades of gray; the calmer areas toward the top show us the promise of transcendence. I can already hear the folks from the Walker Art Center ringing my phone.

I can’t wait to tell them it’s a photo of a salty car door.

One would have to sell a lot of abstract art to come up with $6.6 billion, the amount of the transportation bill passed yesterday in the Legislature. (Strib story, with more than 100 comments, is here, MPR story here, Pioneer Press here.) The passage is not really a surprise, but Minnesotans — accustomed to waiting until May for such momentous legislation — might be checking their calendars.

The question is what happens next. Editorializers writing for the Strib (here and here) and the PiPress (here) support the bill, as does the Minnesota Chamber of Commerce, but a veto is looming and an override is iffy. So while you shouldn’t pull out your extra nickels just yet, do take a moment to put your two cents in below.

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