Monthly Archives: August 2012

~ Perfection Rejection (or, The Function Doesn’t Fit) ~

Perfection never pandered to reality. Well.  At least not for me. Rather, it is the domain of shadowed fakes; Monarchs of kingdoms of self-deceit. Blinded by the glare of their peacock pretension, unwilling (unable?) to see the cracks or breaks, … Continue reading

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Goodbye, Rocket Man

The world just got a little darker today, with the passing of an American icon and hero. Neil Armstrong, the first man to walk on the moon, died today at age 82.  Many years ago, on July 20th, 1969, it … Continue reading

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TOUCHDOWN!

WOOOOOOOOOT! TO BOLDLY GO WHERE NO MAN HAS GONE BEFORE! Meet Curiosity, the latest Mars rover in the NASA Mars Exploration Program: I don’t know why, but it kind of reminds me of Number 5 from the movie Short Circuit … Continue reading

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It’s a colorful life!

My friend Jo, over at Chronicles of Illusions, has always been, in my opinion, a wonderful photographer. She recently did a blog titled “Red, white, yellow, blue and green – Kiwi style” and has passed the challenge along to me. We … Continue reading

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