Month: August 2008

The Olympics: To Boycott or Not

Crossposted from MY LEFT WING I watched One Day in September a few weeks ago on HBO, despite my almost pathological aversion to films about painful historical events. (Which is not to say I don’t eventually get around to...

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We’re on vacation in AZ

We have been on vacation since 7/26.  We started in St. Louis, MO suburd Belleville, IL, and drove west to Denver.  We then drove to Salt Lake City UT, Truckee CA, San Francisco CA, Barstow CA, Flagstaff AZ, Phoenix AZ...

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Cindy Sheehan Gets On Ballot

Here’s something pointless to get excited about: Anti-war activist Cindy Sheehan qualified Friday for a November showdown with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, collecting the signatures needed to get on the ballot as an...

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Saturday Painting Palooza Vol. 157

Welcome back. This week we will be continuing with the (West) Cape May, New Jersey Victorian house.  The photo that I’m using is seen directly below. I am doing this piece in my usual acrylics and, once again, in an...

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