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Parisian numbers – An Artist Visits Part 2: 21-40
I hope everyone enjoyed the earlier post of numbers 1-20. I’d like to start off with a photograph of what goes wrong when you have an idiot photograph you. The point was to make it look like I was holding… Read More ›
Parisian numbers 1-20: An Artist Visits Paris
My travels to Paris are always on a strict budget, since I am just tagging along on my husband’s business trips. I often limit myself to 10 euros and a few metro passes. Several people have asked me “How can… Read More ›
Frog City, USA
Last week, I was driving across southern Louisiana between New Orleans and Houston on I-10, and pulled off at a random exit for a pit stop and refreshments. As I turned into the Dairy Queen parking lot, a giant metal… Read More ›
Evolution… a love poem
I am a huge fan of the wonderful Martin Gardner. Sadly he is no longer with us, but his many books continue to give all his fans many hours of pleasure. I was reading his book, “Order and Surprise“, when… Read More ›
An American Teen at Versailles
More on the “Blood and Guts” tour: Another site that is high on the bucket list of Parisian must-see places is the Palace of Versailles. While visiting an enormous building filled with paintings and gilt furniture might not seem related… Read More ›
The Blood and Guts Tour – Part 1: France
A few years ago, I decided to take my sons on an educational trip of Paris. Okay, I like Paris – the cafes, the food, the architecture – but I knew it was important to get them out of their… Read More ›
Basement Porn, Nudes, Penis Acclimation, or How I Acquired X-ray Vision
I’m clearing out the basement and come across a giant portfolio FULL OF PORNOGRAPHY! Well, actually it’s just some of my class exercises from my first real art class in college. The first day of my first drawing class, I… Read More ›
Concrete and Feathers; Engineers and Artists
My husband, aka “Pool Boy” and I were recently horrified to discover, when checking on our lake cabin, that the supports for the dock were not safe. We knew that unless we switched all our friends to anorexic super models,… Read More ›
Adventures for the Mind!
When I was growing up there was one person in my group of friends that was always the best to hang out with. She was always coming up with crazy plans, and able to convince everyone to go along with… Read More ›
Two Different Girls 