Month: November 2013

Holiday Weekend Thread

We had our second Thanksgiving tonight. This one was at home. Then we laughed at the University of Alabama Crimson Tide. That more than made up for the pain of Michigan’s loss to Ohio State. Ha ha ha. How is your holiday...

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Christmas: People Want Stuff II

Charities. Most mean well.  All donors  mean well.  It’s unfortunate that like retail stores eager for “Black Friday” – when their operations move from loss to profit in the year –...

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A Valuable Voice

Ta-Nehisi Coates has been on a roll lately. It’s a shame that Alec Baldwin lost his show on MSNBC because he’s actually a gifted interviewer. The program he did on 2001: A Space Odyssey was one of the coolest things...

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NSA on the Defensive

Whatever you think of Edward Snowden’s behavior, his decision to steal and leak troves of information about the activities of the National Security Agency (NSA) has already led private industry to massively ramp up their...

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Saturday Painting Palooza Vol.433

Hello again painting fans. This week I will be continuing with the painting of the  Grand Canyon. The photo that I will be using is seen directly below. I will be using my usual acrylics on a 12×12 gallery-wrapped...

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