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[?]Submitted by the stupid cancer blog
“Twins Announcement” 12hr stats total – FB: 75 likes, 129 comments, 14 wall posts, 17 msgs. TW: 55 mentions. TY all for such a warm embrace!
I’m thankful for this *MAJOR A…
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[?]Submitted by the stupid cancer blog
I’m thankful for this *MAJOR ANNOUNCEMENT* I’m gonna be a DADDY!!! (And ITS TWINS!) #doublepoo #omg #lovemywife
Why don’t turkeys eat on Thank…
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[?]Submitted by the stupid cancer blog
Why don’t turkeys eat on Thanksgiving? Because they’re already stuffed! Happy Thanksgiving everyone! #badjoke #gobblegobble #tryptophancoma
Can’t wait to see if the ravin…
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[?]Submitted by the stupid cancer blog
Can’t wait to see if the raving, lunatic, animal masses of consumption kill another employee on Black Friday this year. http://bit.ly/8XLCHK
We have Internet! Now, where’s…
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[?]Submitted by the stupid cancer blog
We have Internet! Now, where’s my desk amongst this pile of crap? #officemovesucks
If the chemotherapy is working, don’t stop.
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[?]Submitted by Dr.Kattlove’s Cancer Blog
I once had an elderly patient with colon cancer that had spread to her liver; she had lived for five years on chemotherapy. In fact, about one year after starting treatment, the CT scans of her liver could no longer spot her cancer. She felt well on […]
All kidding aside
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[?]Submitted by NASCAR Eclectic
Photo courtesy
NASCAR Media.com
Who is Chad trying to kid? Only having “light conversation“ concerning his contract with Hendrick. First of all, his current contract runs through the 2010 season so why would there be table talk now ? Secondly, can you possibly imagine Knaus separating from the Hendrick empire?
Yeah […]
Greek Edition of Dinotopia
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[?]Submitted by Gurney Journey
The Greek edition of Dinotopia: Journey to Chandara has just been published.
Previous post on the Romanian, French, Bulgarian, Czech, and Hungarian editions.
Sargent’s Repainting
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[?]Submitted by Gurney Journey
I remember reading that John Singer Sargent would often require many sittings to get his portraits right, and that he was rarely satisfied with his first efforts.
But I always wondered: Did he scrape off each false start and then begin all over again? Or did he just work […]
Dead Tech: Esterbrook Inkwell
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[?]Submitted by Gurney Journey
Dip pens aren’t dead tech. Lots of people, including me, use them all the time. That’s how I did all the lettering in Dinotopia: Journey to Chandara.
But the Esterbrook 407 Dip-Less inkwell is an endangered species. It came singly or configured in pairs. The black bakelite Art Deco […]
Shady Diamond Illusion
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[?]Submitted by Gurney Journey
See for yourself: all the diamonds are identical in tone.
Via Best of YouTube
Do Artists See Differently?
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[?]Submitted by Gurney Journey
During the recent series of posts on eye tracking, several of you wondered if artists look at the world differently from the general population.
According to a study conducted by Stine Vogt and Svein Magnussen in Norway, the answer appears to be yes.
Trained artists, compared to non-artists, spent less […]
Across the Border
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[?]Submitted by Gurney Journey
The border guard asked who we were, what we were doing, and what we brought back. We told him we were painters up to see an exhibition called “Garden of Enchantment,” and all we bought were a couple of art books. He looked kind of disgusted with us, […]
Blog Nods
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[?]Submitted by Gurney Journey
Thanks to Children’s Atheneum for naming me Illustrator of the Week!
I’m grateful also also to Blogs of Note (put together by the team at Blogger) for putting GurneyJourney in today’s spotlight.
Just Between You And Me
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[?]Submitted by BRENDA YORK’S PAINTING A DAY
24×36″ oil on canvas, SOLD
I am so happy that this painting sold at the UnFramed Show on Saturday!
It’s always great, of course, to sell your art but it’s just that much better when it goes to someone who honestly LOVES your artwork. The folks that […]
“Sunset at Grand Falls” ~ 34″x22″ Hudson River School A Painting a Day Arizona Sunset Landscapes by Connie Tom
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[?]Submitted by A Painting for You!
I love waterfalls! This one reminds me of the free flowing love and grace of Almighty God showing something about His character through His Creation. The Bible says that we can know the invisible things of God through the things that are seen. This work pictures […]
“Autumn’s Impression” ~ 20″ x 16″ A Painting a Day Hudson River School Autumn Landscape Paintings by Connie Tom
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[?]Submitted by A Painting for You!
“Happy Thanksgiving!!!”
I guess you can tell…. there’s no doubt that I love autumn. I love all it’s many beautiful, bright and cheerful colors. I hope you enjoy this painting as much as I enjoyed painting it. ~ Connie
“If ye abide in me, and my words abide […]
“Autumn at the Mill” ~ 30″x24″ A Painting a Day Hudson River School Autumn Tree Landscape Paintings by Connie Tom
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[?]Submitted by A Painting for You!
I love autumn! It is my favorite season of the year with all the abundance of bright, cheerful colors. This work pictures a quaint old water mill amidst the beautiful mature autumn colored trees.~ Enjoy!
“Offer unto God thanksgiving; and pay thy vows unto the most High: […]
“Fishing in the Hudson River” ~ 20″ x 16″ A Painting a Day Hudson River School New York Landscapes by Connie Tom
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[?]Submitted by A Painting for You!
I was debating on whether to call this one ‘Fishing Buddies’ or not but chose the this title. I hope you enjoy this painting as much as I enjoyed painting it! Connie
“Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee: because he […]
Happy Thanksgiving!!
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[?]Submitted by Animal Place Sanctuary
Your ever-faithful blogger is blogging on her day off. This shows her true dedication to the cause of turkeys. Now I shall stop referring to myself in the third person and start posting pictures of turkeys. You can see some of the wild turkeys who live near […]
As long as it’s legal, who am I to judge?
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[?]Submitted by Animal Person
Billie commented on a bull riding post from January of this year, writing: “And whos [sic] to judge someone for what they enjoy as long as it is legal!” (I had condemned bull riding and stand behind that.)
Let’s deconstruct. There are at least two things going on here:
1) […]
Be All The Terrorist You Can Be
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[?]Submitted by YOUR NEW REALITY
The graphics are incredible, the gameplay intense, but even for a hardened player of violent video games, these uncut scenes of the Airport Mission from Modern Warfare 2 are a bit shocking. You have to wonder what MK-ULTRA could have achieved with this, a roomful of […]
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A stunning video of memory tests setting humans against apes :
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[?]Submitted by YOUR NEW REALITY
It’s unethical, but it’s hard not to admire this successful piece of fakery :
From the New York Post :
A parody of Sarah Palin’s book “Going Rogue: An American Life” has been causing huge confusion — forcing Palin’s publishers HarperCollins to take out ads to direct buyers […]
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[?]Submitted by YOUR NEW REALITY
Chris Rock on doctors and drugs :
