Category Archives: Art

Independence Day 2006

The Shuttle launched successful, I recovered my blog, and tonight I have a buttload of fireworks to shoot off. The original Fourth of July Post from this am can be found here.
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Tonight I am on a conference call

A serious issue from work has me involved in what appears to be an all night conference call, so not much happening here tonight. Instead, a picture, if I catch a break here then a poem.

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Pirate Face

Reminder: when someone’s taking your picture, every third shot is an opportunity for your PIRATE FACE….as my brother demonstrates to the left. Continue reading

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Annabel Lee

It was many and many a year ago,
In a kingdom by the sea,
That a maiden there lived whom you may know
By the name of Annabel Lee;
And this maiden she lived with no other thought
Than to love and be loved by me.

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Today’s Quotes

“The principle feature of contemporary American liberalism is sanctimoniousness. By loudly denouncing all bad things — War and hunger and date rape — liberals testify to their own terrific goodness. More important, they promote themselves to membership in a self-selecting elite of those who care deeply about such things. Continue reading

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Long day’s end

This day’s been long, troublesome and tiresome. Rolling chaos, discord, and tools not working, all sorted in the end. It would not be fair to you gentle reader, for me to attempt to write as I am well worn and in … Continue reading

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Lone Cypress Pencil Sketch

 I bought this from a fellow named Don something (can’t read the scrawled last name) in 1978. If anyone has info on more artwork by him, I certainly would be interested. I love pencil sketches like this done with such … Continue reading

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September 11th Firefighter’s Memorial Unveiled

SF Chronical writes on the firefighter’s memorial Continue reading

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A song for Joe and Valerie

This is not America A little piece of you The little peace in me Will die [This is not a miracle] For this is not America Blossom fails to bloom This season Promise not to stare Too long [This is … Continue reading

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IF

IF — If you can keep your head when all about you Are losing theirs and blaming it on you, If you can trust yourself when all men doubt you But make allowance for their doubting too, If you can … Continue reading

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