I woke up this morning with a sense of unbalance that I found hard to place. I’ve never really felt this way before, but then, I’ve never really been this old before. With all the changes in the world—in my world—(mostly…not good), the best way I can describe it is the ground shifting under my feet. The easy place to …
I’m not a cook
Growing up, my mother ushered my sisters and me out of the kitchen while she cooked our meals and ushered us back in when it was time to clean up. Needless to say, I became an adult with no idea how to cook or even the desire to try. Until, I guess, now. It started with a lot of leftovers …
@Dippy_the_Dino’s rainbow scarf
On my latest trip to the Oakland section of Pittsburgh, I found Dippy sporting a colorful rainbow scarf in support of the LGBT community after the recent nightclub shooting in Orlando. Dippy is the fiberglass sculpture that sits near the entrance to the Carnegie Museums of Art and Natural History. He wears different scarfs in celebration and support of current regional and national/international events. The …
You Are Beautiful
The entire floor @ Artisan Café in Pittsburgh is embedded with pennies. But the message in the restroom is spelled out in contrasting silver change.
Get Out: Wildlife
Took advantage of the cool(ish) temperatures and low humidity to get out of the house. Today we rode our bikes from Ohiopyle to Confluence and back, and along the way we ran into a bit of wildlife. Dame’s Rocket. Found these little guys in Ramcat. Also in Ramcat a few minutes after I took the photograph above. I think he …
Where my ankle used to be…
I had just finished a run in the pouring rain and decided to hang my sopping wet shirt on the garage door handle to let it drip dry outside. The bottom step from our porch is only about three or four inches high, not a full step, and when I hit it with my right foot I must have mostly …
Raccoon tracks in the snow
Our friendly neighborhood thief making his nightly rounds left us some footprints.
Hot Cocoa @TomatoPieCafe in Lititz
Look at the great design I got on my hot cocoa at the Tomato Pie Café in Lititz, PA! Isn’t it beautiful? So simple, but so appreciated. I’m not a coffee drinker, and this is the very first time someone fancied up my hot chocolate. It was hard to get started on the actual drinking of it! It takes so little …
1964 Was an awesome year
First off, a little Art Modell irony: On December 27th, the Cleveland Browns defeated the Baltimore Colts 27-0 in the NFL Championship Game. The first computer program written in BASIC was run on May 1st. At 4:00 a.m. 1964 was the last year the U.S. Mint made their quarters out of silver. Roald Dahl wrote Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. …
My Ice Bucket Challenge misgivings
I’ve been trying to put my finger on why the ice bucket challenge bothers me so much, and I’m starting to figure it out. Before I get into that though, you need to read this: http://www.macleans.ca/society/health/why-the-ice-bucket-challenge-is-bad-for-you/ I agree with *most* of what Scott Gilmore says here, but I’d like to make an amendment. He argues that since ALS is a rare …
Total Site Revamp
Well. It’s been a long time coming. For years now I’ve had separate sites for my kid’s illustrations, fine art and graphic design along with even more sites for my Twisted and Stranger Man books—and blogs for everything. Needless to say, I was overwhelming myself. Now, finally, I’ve started gathering my sites under one roof. The site that will cover everything can …
Little Rooster Character Design
Little Rooster has been telling me about himself these last couple of days. He opened up pretty easily when I started asking him the right questions.