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Entries from March 29th, 2009

A Pleasant Surprise

March 29th, 2009 · No Comments · Uncategorized

Thanks Jeanie for  the “I love your blog” award, for your  friendship and your many words of encouragement and inspiration. This was a wonderful surprise.
For my other readers please take some time to visit Jeanie’s Marmalade Gypsy. You won’t be disappointed. Click on the award or on the link in the blogroll.

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On the Surface

March 29th, 2009 · 5 Comments · Images, Uncategorized

Whether it is a patina born of weather and age or the result of intentional scarring, scumbling, scratching, and dragging by the painter’s brush, etcher’s scribe or limner’s silver rod, all we ever see, with our unassisted eyes, is the surface. It is the gift and curse that reveals itself fully only to those prepared [...]

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The Respectable Suit

March 22nd, 2009 · 4 Comments · Images, Uncategorized

 

The function of the suit or uniform is to restrain the wearer’s behavior, particularly that which is exuberant and spontaneous. Likewise, it is designed to make the wearer appear respectable. Business people and professionals wear suits—bankers, lawyers, stockbrokers and criminal defendants.  
When a person is appropriately attired, they may order mass murder in the name of [...]

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It’s spring!

March 20th, 2009 · 7 Comments · Images, photography

 

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The Dust Bowl Symphony

March 13th, 2009 · 4 Comments · Uncategorized

Neither a borrower nor lender be;

For loan oft loses both itself and friend,

And borrowing dulls the edge of husbandry.

Shakespeare (Hamlet)
I recently received an invitation to attend a meeting called by the Arts Council of Greater Lansing. The stated intent was to discuss ways to avoid the funding cuts to arts programs proposed by the State of [...]

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