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I still hate Facebook

As much as I dislike the insipid chatter that goes on in social networks like Facebook, to my dismay I find that I still have to go there.

Why? Because more and more organizations, rather than update their own sites are posting little banners that say “Follow us on bla bla bla. In order to find [...]

Cheap Pencils

When I went to art school it was drilled into me that my art materials had to be of the highest quality. Anything else was crude and beneath the status of a high caliber artiste.

While I agree that your drawing paper, mats and backing board must be acid free, I don’t agree about things like [...]

Buddy

This is Buddy

The other day I went to a gathering at the home of one of my friends. She has a beautiful house that she and her husband built in the mountains of Morrison County.

Whenever we go we are greeted by her two dogs. There is a cat that is at best indifferent to [...]

Marker joy

Who would have thought I would be as happy at 55 with a new set of markers as I was when I was 10?

I am even happier now because my little brother isn’t here to destroy them. Actually, the chances of that happening are way down since he is almost 50.

They came from my [...]