Talented Guys

  • David Rakoff

    I was so sad today when I heard that David Rakoff died last night.  He was a writer and a voice that I loved, yet I can't seem to articulate for you the many things about him that I found wonderful.  Watch… Recorded May 12th of this year.  And listen…here especially & here too. He

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  • My Cousin & A Guppy

    See that crazy, squatty thing?  It's a Guppy…and it can fly!  Technically, it's an airplane called NASA 941 or N941NA – but also called the Super Guppy.  And this guy in sunglasses… is my cousin Mike!  He's the Flight Engineer on the Guppy.  Isn't that cool?  Honestly, I know nothing about aviation so I learned

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  • Christopher Hitchens, 1949 – 2011

    Christopher Hitchens died today.  I came to know him through his writing and television appearances only after he had been diagnosed with esophageal cancer, so too late for me to enjoy discovering him during the arc of his long career.  He wrote and spoke about his illness with what I came to know was his

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  • Tuesday Mish-Mash

    Just a few unrelated things to show you today.  This is the girl I drew during my lunch hour.  I was stuck without a car, so I made the best of the rainy afternoon and had a creative lunch break at my desk.  I like the way her lips turned out…my girls tend to look

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  • Bees, birds, interesting connections & a wonderfully spooky story.

    The Jardin box on the bottom is the one I mentioned yesterday as the "before" of my project.   When I saw them at Michael's, I really loved the shape & they were a great $ deal.  {About $4 each I think?}  I knew the word on the box was French, but actually had to look

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