Thunderstorm!

First thunderstorm of the season is here, RIGHT NOW!!!

I love thunderstorms, although I’m feeling pretty good about my decision not to ride my bicycle to work today. In the last few minutes it has become pitch black outside, and it sounds like artillery practice moving up the river. I’m filled with energy and bouncy . . . → Read More: Thunderstorm!

Self reference

This is funny.

I particularly like the “Push to test” “Release to detonate”

Am I a plant?

Well clearly no, I’m not a plant. They have cool superpowers like being able to clone themselves by breaking off a chunk (a “stem” cell, so to speak).

However the sunshine does make me really happy. It’s late March and we’re finally rid of most of the snow. The awesome snowpiles in the mall . . . → Read More: Am I a plant?

Art

It seems to me that art has two fundamental components:

– A level of technical skill required to create the artifact or artistic experience – Communication or evocation of some aspect of the human experience, for the observer.

The superstructure of analysis and self reference built by the community of academic artists is useful . . . → Read More: Art