Sunday, January 18, 2009

Obamicon Yourself . . .



I turned my portrait into a Shepard Fairey poster!

Have some fun with your own photos. Turn them into Shepard Fairey posters at a site called Obamicon.Me where you can also customize the caption and adjust the colors. FUN!



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How do you read the Sunday newspaper?


How do you read the Sunday paper?

At home in pajamas via home delivery?

Online?

Leave house, go out for coffee and buy a copy?

Bring it home to read?

Read it at the library?

Read it in another public place?

Don't read at all?

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Life's Little Instruction Book, page 6 . . .

...To be continued...



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Looking Back: 2008 Horoscopes from Town & Country . . .



Capricorn, Aquarius, Pisces, Aries, Taurus, Gemini, Cancer, Leo, Virgo, Libra, Scorpio, Sagittarius

Did these predictions for 2008 come true for you? Mind did. I am a Virgo: "Virgos are never more content than when they can use their abilities to benefit others."

I started my blog in July of 2008 and can only hope it is benefiting others. I am astonished that my horoscope for last year contained word CONTENT. How ironic is that?


A friend just gave me a stack of old magazines. I normally don't read horoscopes, but this article intrigued me.

via Town & Country (April 2008 issue)



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Friday, January 16, 2009

Andrew Wyeth 1917 - 2009, rest in peace

Full coverage of the death today of this wonderful American artist: The Washington Post. Be sure to watch the slide show.



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Andrew Wyeth Winter Quote . . .

Andrew Wyeth ~ Pennsylvania Landscape ~ 1942
Tempera on panel 35" x 47"
(click photo to enlarge)



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Dear Sir President: Children advise and draw Obama . . .



Letters to Obama from a wonderful article in The New York Times.

Slideshow with 14 portraits.

Nutritional advice too.



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Life's Little Instruction Book, page 4 . . .


This is my favorite page in the entire book.

...To be continued...



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2008 Weblog Award Winners | Best Blogs in 48 Categories . . .



The votes have all been counted.

Based on 933,022 votes cast in 48 categories
over seven days of voting in early January 2009.

Here are the winners of the of
The 2008 Weblog Awards
.

Congratulations!




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Thursday, January 15, 2009

The Prado Museum's Masterpieces on Google Earth [Video] . . .




The Prado Museum's Masterpieces
in ultra high resolution via Google Earth.



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Tina Fey is the realest woman on the planet . . .

I have always loved the way Tina Fey chose to depict herself in this ad for American Express. What a mess! Somehow I don't think this was staged at all, do you? It is so real and so refreshing. Who says you have to be compulsively neat to be successful?

Be on the lookout for her at Costco.



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Life's Little Instruction Book, page 3 . . .


...To be continued...



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Wednesday, January 14, 2009

Do want this antique folk art rug . . .



Folky hooked rug ~ 30" x 36" ~ 20th Century


"HASTE YE BACK" ~ This would be perfect hanging on a wall in my home. Offered at Sotheby's New York Americana Auction January 23-24, 2009. Estimated to sell in the $5,000-$7,000 range. Let me know if you buy it!

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Now this is one GREAT video | The Juiced Carrots . . .



The Juiced Carrots from Carrotkid on Vimeo.

How did he make this awesome video about preparing carrot juice? It's very creative and entertaining!



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