We audibly gasped when we saw the inflated Metrodome for the first time this morning. Something about the white puffiness has restored order to the downtown landscape. It looked weird for so many months. Bottom line:Â It's good to have the much-maligned building looking -- at least from the outside -- like it's back to full strength. Anyone else have the same reaction when they see this:
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