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The rambling thoughts of an author including art, rants, words, book reviews, not-so-subtle suggestions, and more…

Wednesday, January 02, 2013

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150 years ago yesterday, President Linc oln issu ed the Emancipation Proclamation. It proclaimed that all those enslaved in Confederate te...
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Friday, December 28, 2012

Free Maps & Art from Public Domain Books and Copyright Free Sources

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I have been working on a new project at work and came across a few great resources . Of course this is always FLICKR and now Pinterest...
Sunday, November 18, 2012

Illustration Friday...ZOOM!

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Saturday, November 17, 2012

The Beauty of La Florida

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Clyde Butcher is one of Florida’s treasures. He reminds us of the beauty and majesty of nature. He had an exhibition at MOCA Jacksonville ...
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Saturday, September 08, 2012

The Mongoliad: Book One

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I give this book three out of five stars based upon what may still be yet to come. Keep in mind that I got an advanced copy from Klout. It ...
Sunday, August 26, 2012

Storytelling in Art

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I have never been a huge fan of Abstract Expressionism. Even after 6+ years as the designer for the Museum of Contemporary Art Jacksonville,...
Sunday, August 19, 2012

An Irish Funeral Prayer

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Death is nothing at all.
 It does not count.
 I have only slipped away into the next room.
 Everything remains as it was.
 The old life ...
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Sunday, August 12, 2012

Hope Springs Eternal

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Tom Ohlson has led a pretty remarkable life. He was recently featured on MTV and flew out to meet Mark Zuckerberg. This is quote from his bi...
Monday, June 25, 2012

Space: Illustration Friday

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Here's an illustration that I created for MOCA's education department for the School Tour brochure … perfect for Illustration Fr...
Sunday, June 17, 2012

4:20am

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The photo is from a trip that my parents took us on to NASA when we were kids. My Father worked on some of the drawings for the Rocket Assem...
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Monday, April 30, 2012

The Wind Through The Keyhole

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I'm a huge Stephen King fan like so many others, but somewhere along the lines I slowed my intake and almost stopped, until recently. ...
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Thursday, April 05, 2012

Is Your Mac Infected?

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Yes, it is rare. Most Mac users work with the relatively safe feeling that Macs don't get viruses. Don't get lulled into a false sen...
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Sunday, February 12, 2012

The Year of the Dragon

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Above is a woodblock print that I made for the year. The first image is the camphor log from which I cut the slab to create the block. The ...
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Tuesday, September 13, 2011

WARNING: NACHA is a GOTCHA!

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Got this e-mail from transactions@nacha.org this morning: The ACH transaction (ID: 2************), recently sent from your checking account ...
Monday, March 14, 2011

Game of Thrones (HBO) - "Fear and Blood" teaser

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Yes! Winter is Coming! This teaser is probably the best one to explain what The Game of Thrones is all about – especially the first season. ...
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Tuesday, January 04, 2011

REVIEW: The Lost Gate

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So, it is finished. This is the first of Orson Scott Card 's Mithermages saga. Not having ever read Card in the past, I was completely i...
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Monday, January 03, 2011

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Working at MOCA has been one of those dream jobs. For those who know me you've heard that sometimes those dreams are a bit on the nightm...
Thursday, December 30, 2010

GOLO

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This is a new logo I designed for a local initiative to promote and support locally owned and operated merchants in Jacksonville, Florida...
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Tuesday, December 14, 2010

Next on my Night Stand "The Lost Gate"

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I've just started reading The Lost Gate by Orson Scott Card. As I haven't read anything by this author yet I have no idea what to e...
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Wednesday, September 08, 2010

Over Snackarrinated

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Last week the museum where I work, MOCA Jacksonville , held an opening for an amazing new exhibition called Imagination Squared. It was a h...
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