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And now for something completely devoid of any hint of controversy, because I promised that I would switch between photos that I have taken of wildlife over the years and, you know, that other stuff, and who doesn’t like animals? Part 1…

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The diary of an entirely-unprepared and thoroughly-over-enthusiastic insurrectionist… part 2 (Or), How I ended up standing all alone early this morning out front of the Portland City Hall, wearing a dark cloak and a home-made Statue Of Liberty mask…

Today was my second official protest in downtown Portland. I mean official to me, not to anyone official. I stood outside City Hall with… ummm… Nobody. And I did research this time. Turns out that ‘ongoing’ protests do not actually … Continue reading

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Shhhhhhhh…

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This tiny wooden sailboat took part in the Dunkirk evacuation of the surrounded British and French forces that were trapped between the frigid English Channel and the advancing German army and air force in the early, dark days of World War 2…

The British Navy was stretched thin, fighting against both the Germans and the Japanese all over the globe. Big ships could not approach the French beaches without running aground. Soldiers were forced to try to swim out to the nearest … Continue reading

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Buckingham Palace and Windsor Castle… (or); If you live in big house full of expensive stuff, you need a good security system…

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And now, in this stressful, malodorous, contentious, stage of human history, as we all ballet dance across a thin layer of pond scum that is all that keeps us above the festering, rancid, turbulent swamp that has been, not drained, but rather restocked and replenished with new and ever more abhorrent forms of mutated, soulless bottom-feeders that live on the despair and decomposing, corrupted, fetid remains of our hopes and dreams, I offer you a few humble photos, to wash the taste of reality from your minds, if only for a brief moment…

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There and back again, (from San Diego to the other side of Oregon)… a human’s journey… part 2…

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So, there is a lot going on, and this is going to get confusing… even for me…

I am calling these two acrylic paintings done! But I am also still sharing the photos of my trip to Oregon. So, more pictures of Crater Lake. So, see you around, I hope.

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There and back again, (from San Diego to the other side of Oregon)… a human’s journey…

I drove up to see the kids. It was a heck of a road trip. All kinds of weather, all kinds of animals. All kinds of adventure. Oh, but need I remind you that I have filled up my blog-memory, … Continue reading

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Yeah, my kid is a nurse!

So of course we had a nurse-themed party to celebrate. You rock, Mollie! All those years of schooling, and now, well, she just got her first job, and she is going to be working as an emergency room nurse. And … Continue reading

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