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Not Just Paint11/26/2022How I came to be a potter as well as a painter. […]12 Comments
The Thanksgiving Frenzy11/23/2022Every year, when the Thanksgiving Frenzy comes around, it always surprises me, […]2 Comments
Res Ipsa Loquitur: The Matter Speaks for Itself11/19/2022...you can hear the sharp and distinct clarity of the perfect pitch in his voice... […]5 Comments
Dave Chappelle on SNL and Jews11/18/2022Don’t blame us for reacting to attacks. We have to. […]46 Comments
Elon Musk is a Fraud (As If We Didn’t Know)11/18/2022Elon Musk apparently lies at the drop of a hat, a personality trait that bodes no good for his financial empire. […]2 Comments
The Yellow Teapot11/16/2022This is the story behind my painting of a yellow teapot sitting on lacework made by my grandmother. […]17 Comments
Poem: Delusions and Eidolons11/15/2022They laid claims to their versions of reality while ignoring our claims to the same […]2 Comments
Poem: Iliads and Odysseys11/14/2022Iliads and Odysseys, Odysseys and Iliads, they come and go, they came and went, heroes and villains remembered together […]26 Comments
Cortez Masto Wins – But Democrats Won’t Control The Senate11/12/2022Cortez Masto wins in Nevada but that doesn't mean the Democrats Control the Senate. […]12 Comments
Some Thoughts on What it’s Like for Me These Days as an Artist11/11/2022Just me, musing on what it's like to be a working artist who doesn't have to support herself with her art. […]45 Comments
“There are things that polling misses.”: Koshersalaami11/11/2022"...the mainstream media wimps keep reciting the history of the midterm elections as though it were some kind of immutable inevitability." […]2 Comments
Nicole: The Hurricane That Didn’t Happen11/10/2022A funny little story about the storm that didn't arrive […]No Comments
THIS IS WHY THE DEMOCRATS ARE LOSING IN 202211/04/2022The loss of the governorship in Oregon and the legislature in Wisconsin could very well determine the outcome of the 2024 presidential election. […]6 Comments
In Case You Missed It: Biden on Protecting Democracy11/03/2022Just ahead of the midterm elections that in involve the highest of the high stakes in the American political process, Biden speaks out on the fact that this time, Democracy is on the ballot.. […]1 Comment
The Jan 6 Committee Oversteps on Trump Tax Returns11/01/2022Time is running out for the January 6 Committee because, on January 6, when the Republicans take over the House, the committee will be killed off. […]12 Comments
A Passing10/30/2022Musings on the passing of my mother. […]14 Comments
Precarious10/28/2022A still life arrangement at the Georgia O'Keeffe studio/museum in Abiquiu, New Mexico, provided the inspiration for this painting. […]25 Comments
Oscar Peterson: ‘Nuff Said10/28/2022Improvisation that is impossible to copy, emulate, or repeate... […]5 Comments
Changes to Categories and Listings10/26/2022I've been tinkering with the site and made some changes I want to tell you about. […]1 Comment
Copy Protection Removed10/16/2022That annoying copy protection thing has been removed. I'm surprised that no one ever complained about it. […]3 Comments
Next Stop: Andromeda10/16/2022Physics is getting very weird. These people need to be closely monitored before the blow up the whole planet. […]20 Comments
Where is accountability for something this big?10/15/2022This is one of the biggest smoking guns in American history […]4 Comments
Third Abiquiu Painting10/13/2022Features of many adobe structures in new Mexico include the warm orange tones and soft edges of the adobe, contrasted with the sharp turquoise blues of windows and doors. […]2 Comments
Ron Desantis: Fascist Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing10/07/2022Today, Desantis is openly and publicly seeking and taking credit for his inhumane treatment of migrants seeking refuge from violence and oppression... […]2 Comments
Flower Portraits10/05/2022About some of my flower portraits, all painted since the start of COVID. […]2 Comments
The Impending Constitutional Crisis10/05/2022There's a constitutional crisis brewing between POTUS AND SCOTUS, between a democratically elected president and a politicized Supreme Court. […]7 Comments
Daytime Moon at Abiquiu10/01/2022The daytime moon was visible in Abiquiu while I was there visiting Georgia O'Keefe's home. […]5 Comments
Georgia’s Ladder09/30/2022A new painting, and a short description of the events surrounding it. […]8 Comments
Cascade of Quiet09/28/2022Still painting and sometimes even still writing about it. Here's the latest one. […]15 Comments
The Internet is our Tower of Babel09/23/2022Everybody labels what they don’t agree with as fake news, and misinformation flows much faster than truth, […]No Comments
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