Month: August 2015

Saturday Painting Palooza Vol.522

Hello again painting fans. This week I will be continuing with the large gabled Victorian. The photo I am using is seen directly below. I will be using my usual acrylics on an 10 by 10 inch gallery-wrapped canvas. When last...

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A True Story

I spent my time this weekend in Nashville, Tennessee, attending the 50th wedding anniversary of my father’s only sister and the man with whom she’s shared her life for a half century. I heard a lot of stories there,...

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Fifty Odd Years

3 January 1961 United States severs diplomatic relations with Cuba.  DDE adminstration. 17-19 April 1961 – Bay of Pigs Invasion.  The IKE/Nixon plan and JFK operation to overthrow Fidel Castro. 30 November 1961...

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Serious Question

Can you get any dumber than this? A crowd had gathered at a weir, used to count fish, because the sow and two cubs have frequently been showing up there to feed during the salmon run. The crowd, which is kept at a safe distance...

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Casual Observation

If we/they can’t resuscitate Usama Bin-Laden, well, at least we/they can turn one of his sons into version 2.0. Look out, Denmark!

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