An Artist Friend

These are just two examples of the art one of my friends produces from his fertile and slightly befouled mind. I encourage you to visit his website, which he claims is hundreds of scans behind his nearly daily production. He also comments on his art that "people stay away in droves." That may be true but I find his style speaks loudly if perhaps accented with a slightly less than PC voice.

See his work here.

And no, he does not have a penguin fetish.

That would be me in a previous incarnation.

Lest We Forget

Ecologic Commentary

Need to celebrate a tree this weekend. 

An old friend has moved on.

photoshopped or dinner delivery?

that thing I have about bright colors

For Just A Week

Commiserating on Basic Functioning

A very close friend and poker buddy of many years has been having problems with both knees and back. I often give advice on dealing with these infirmities from my 50+ years of experience with a bad back.

An observation came up the other day about how the morning inventory of aches and pains has to start with the lower back and legs.

"You just can't do a lot of things without your legs working and your back being stable."

I had to agree. I've gone to work with colds and truly distracting ear aches, even migraines and for several months with a cast on my arm. But if my back isn't able to provide support, there are just so many daily activities you simply can't do.

For my poker friends, I offer a new metaphor from my friend that speaks precisely to this issue:

"You can't make it through a day without your knees and back. Just like you can't make a straight without a five or a ten."

Juxtaposing All Over Again

And how would this message be received if the man pictured with these word didn't look Arabic, Middle Eastern, foreign or simply like one of them?