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The photo captures a piece of art that caught my eye in a restaurant in Gloucester, Massachusetts. Its reductionist style immediately drew my attention, reminding me that schooner sails are all different sorts of triangles, each varying in angles and sizes.It was appropriate that I found this in a seafood restaurant in one of the …
My first school was a parochial institution run by the Sisters of Perpetual Pain. The teacher I remember most was Sister Marguerite De Sade. Thankfully, my parents moved me to a public school in third grade, where I thrived. It's incredible what encouraging words and a positive environment can do for your learning experience.This saved …
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Artists and crafters can become lost among the ads and catalogs of new tools. But it's worthwhile to consider and remember what our most basic tolls can achieve before we rush out and buy the newest thing. For the carver, that toll is the lowly knife. curved chip design whirling circle chip design a house …
I always view "candid" interviews, photos, videos, or other media tripe with suspicion. They feature faded or up-and-coming celebrities,  and politicians. The worst is the expose, which shows someone in an indelicate moment, pose, or tacky attire. The same photo of you or me is just ascribed to our being drunk or having bad taste. But for …
Right now, I am trying to finish up the work week so I can take an extended holiday weekend. I have vacation time and the holiday on Monday. If I can only get all my server downloads, uploads, asset assignments, programming, and other stuff done, I'll be able to spend four days lazing as a …
I get excited walking down a street and seeing a plain space transformed by public art. It makes an ordinary town or city unique and brightens a blue day.It can be little details. Or right in your face. It creates demand for more art and culture and generally enriches civic life. Like the dragon head …
I've given up on real cities. In the model railroad city of Passamygaskeag, the trains run on time. The kittens go looking for tasty little people in the streets. And all is well...if you are a cat."Come out, come out, from wherever you are!"
I have a grudge against multi-level interlocked bureaucracy. You might think, "He's talking about government!" But no, it's not just a government issue. I quarrel with it, whether in the private sector or the government. However, my experiences with it were when I worked for the government. In the little out-of-the-way part of the government …
When the ice sheets retreated from our area at the end of the last ice age, they left a terrain of hills, valleys, and wetlands that still define our region. Usually, this is all scenic and not too much of a bother. The glacial topology was just something I took for granted until last fall …
I am my mother's quality control inspector. No basket of laundry is passed without a complete inspection. My goal is that only the best quality is allowed for our use. There have indeed been threats to throw a lid on the next basket I attempt to get in. spurious complaints of fur on the towels …
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