Over the last week I have had to face a couple of hard truths. The first truth is that the Pope isn’t the sharpest tool in the shed. Or perhaps I’m wrong and during this time of religious bickering, it was a smart thing to piss off Jews and Protestants… Read More »Time to Come Clean
Who is up for a random collection of pictures that come without descriptions? Perhaps including a picture of the worst John Wayne statue I have ever seen and pictures of some really sweaty dudes.
At the conclusion of Supper Club tonight, I convinced Willy and Jay to throw around a frisbee so I could play with a freeware program known as Hugin. This program will stitch several images together for you to make a panorama. What lies below isn’t great art, but I think… Read More »Hugin
I think whenever a person has had a job it leaves a small indelible mark on them. It pops up in different ways. When I was in high school I used to bean walk. To this day when I drive past bean fields I can’t help but scan them to… Read More »Marks
What this entry lacks in substance it makes up for in size. Just a few things to get off my chest, including some random pictures without a description. A couple of weeks ago the American Film Institute released their list of the 100 best American movies of all time. The… Read More »Unloading
MONICA HENNING I also wanted to check in on my friend Monica and report on what she has been doing lately. The answer is painting. I’m posting 6 pictures of her more recent paintings for you to enjoy. THE MORE When I started typing away on my novella, I stated… Read More »Checking in on a Friend and More
Here are what some of my friends and a family member have been up to lately: Boone’s bands: Everything from Bach to Broadway By: MARY CATLETT, Boone News-Republican 06/14/2007 If you didn’t spend last evening in a state of grace, relaxation and live music, then you’re one of the few… Read More »Catching Up with Some Friends
Chapter 8: False Sense of Entitlement Friday Night Supper Club has been in existence for over a year now. Since its existence, there have been three members. We are just like the three musketeers, without the intrigue, sword fighting and problems with the Cardinal Guards. Willy is Porthos. Jay is… Read More »Minutia – Chapter 8: False Sense of Entitlement
I have received several request for more information on the “I towed the store manager at Duff’s car” story. I am posting a copy of an e-mail that I sent to Jay about it. Jay already knows all about Dasher Mismanagement, but in case you don’t I’ll fill you in… Read More »Chapter 2 Addendum
Chapter 6: An Adequate Birthday I woke up on a Friday morning. It had been 32 years since I was born. If I know the story correctly, my parents had to leave the Hillbilly Auction for my birth. That sentence didn’t sound correct. Let me try again. If I know… Read More »Minutia – Chapter 6: An Adequate Birthday
E-Mails that Willy has sent from Spain: Letter #1: I don’t mean to give you a heart attack, but yes I am sending an email. Just to show you how ignorant I am on emailing, I couldn’t figure out how to send this to more than one person. I hearby… Read More »Letters from Spain
Chapter 5: HobbyLobbyphobia I’m not used to having an agenda when I’m dining with my friends. I like to keep things loose. Not on this day though. I was having lunch with Monica and I had an agenda. Monica is my matting expert. We were meeting to discuss the plans… Read More »Mintuia – Chapter 5: HobbyLobbyphobia
Chapter 4: Failure Thomas Edison failed on his first 100 attempts to invent the light bulb. When asked if he was upset with all of his failures he responded that they weren’t failures. He had learned 100 different ways not to invent the light bulb. I think of that story… Read More »Minutia – Chapter 4: Failure
A copy of Mark’s Newsletter. The Taiwan Times – May Issue Hello my friends! I hope and pray all is well with all of you. I know everyone is very busy, but I do appreciate you taking the time to read about God’s work being done here in Taiwan. To… Read More »Taiwan Times – May Issue
Chapter 3: Tenderloining It! Tenderloining it! I’m sure if you were to rush to your dictionary you would fail to find the term “tenderloining” anywhere within its pages. One of the great things about language is the fact that it is constantly evolving. What was not a word, a correct… Read More »Chapter 3: Tenderloining It!
Chapter 2: Beans I do not get many e-mails at work. The ones I get are either related to a phone system failure that doesn’t affect me, the aisle copier being broken, new orders, or loaner requests. If I get a personal e-mail it is usually a link to read… Read More »Minutia – Chapter 2: Beans
After what could only be described as an extended absence, today I return to the blog world with full force. I have planned for this thin slice of cyberspace a monster of a blog. There will be 14 parts to this blog. When it has completely unraveled, it might be… Read More »Minutia: Chapter 1
I’m going to attempt to get out of the video posting rut that I’ve been in lately. Not that the videos I’ve posted have been bad. In fact, they have been highly entertaining. However, this here “Artist’s Notebook” isn’t supposed to be about funny videos. It is supposed to be… Read More »Randumbness
Last Thursday I went to a lecture by the Post Secret guy at the Union with Stephanie, Jen, Derrick, and Sara. It was rather informative. If you aren’t familiar with Post Secret it is an art project where people write down their secrets and send them to one guy. He… Read More »Post Secret
Below is the text from Mark’s April Newsletter: Greetings to all of you in the love our Christ our risen Lord. He is risen…He is risen indeed. I pray that all of you are having a blessed celebration of the resurrection of our Lord. here’s a quick Chinese lesson to… Read More »Taiwan Times – April Issue
