Thursday, November 29, 2007

Food Stuff Consumption And Miscellany

Wednesday, November 28, 2007

lg coffee (light/sweet)
2 onion bagels (plain)
sm coffee (light/sweet)
bottle of lager (12 fl. oz.)
1 slim jim "smoked snack" meat product (net wt 0.97 oz.)
2 pints of lager (*)
med plastic container of popcorn
2 pints of lager (*) same location
bag of "cheez-it" crackers (net wt 1.5 oz.)
2 pints of lager (diff. location)
med order of cheese fries
3/4 pack of cigarettes

(*) plus additional pint of lager


personal thoughts on drawing the figure:

Usually during the process, if I got confused as to what was the real thing, the drawing or the nude model, it would be a very good drawing.

Wednesday, November 28, 2007

Food Stuff Consumption And Miscellany

Tuesday, November 27, 2007

lg coffee (light/sweet)
1 pecan pastry roll
1 pkg of "Milano" chocolate wafer cookies (total net wt. 0.75 oz.)
1 pkg of Nutri-Grain strawberry cereal bars (total net wt. 1.3 oz.)
lg coffee (light/sweet)
1 raisin scone
1 orange
3 sm focaccia sandwiches (ham/cheese/lettuce/tomato)
bottle of lager (12 fl. oz.)
2 pints of lager (diff. location)
can of coke (12 fl. oz.)
order of sesame chicken
side of pork fried rice
2 eggrolls
1 chinese fortune cookie (*)
3/4 pack of cigarettes

(*) Confucius say: show-off always shown up in showdown
Daily Numbers: 1 2 0
Lotto Six #'s: 56 8 23 45 92 9



When I was a child...




update: Teacher may avoid whip

Teacher charged in teddy bear case

Tuesday, November 27, 2007

Food Stuff Consumption And Miscellany

Monday, November 26, 2007

lg coffee (light/sweet) 20 fl. oz.
1 hash brown bar (net wt. 2.5 oz.)
1 breakfast sausage dog (mustard)
lg coffee (light/sweet)
1 pecan pastry roll
sm amount of french fries
3 soft pretzels
3 sm focaccia sandwiches (ham/cheese/lettuce/tomato)
2 sm roast beef on hard rolls sandwiches (lettuce/tomato)
sm serving of potato salad
2 sm servings of macaroni salad
sm-med serving of green salad (ranch dressing)
1 chocolate brownie
pint of lager
can of soda (12 fl. oz.)
3/4 pack of cigarettes




Bid to stop whipping over toy bear named "Mohammed"


"There were men with big beards asking where she was and saying they wanted to kill her."

Robert Boulos
director of a school in Sudan, where teacher Gillian Gibbons faces jail for letting her class name a teddy bear Muhammad





News from the Middle East: What the Saudis Want from Annapolis

Monday, November 26, 2007

Food Stuff Consumption And Miscellany

Sunday, November 25, 2007

lg coffee (light/sweet) 20 fl. oz.
1 hash brown bar (net wt. 2.5 oz.)
3 cups of coffee (cream)
2 fried eggs over-easy (salt/pepper/tabasco sauce)
med side of home fries (ketchup)
1 kielbasa sausage
2 slices of toasted white bread (butter)
lg coffee (light/sweet) 16 fl. oz.
2 pints of lager
med amount of pretzels/potato chips medley
2 pints of lager (same location)
bottle of lager (diff. location)
2 eggrolls
1 order of General Tso's chicken
med serving of pork rice
1 fortune cookie (*)
sm amount of water
3/4 pack of cigarettes


Saturday, November 24, 2007

lg coffee (light/sweet) 24 fl. oz.
1 cheese bratwurst dog (mustard)
1 hash brown bar (net wt. 2.5 oz.)
1 breakfast sausage dog (mustard)
1 sausage/egg/cheese on bagel breakfast sandwich
2 pints of lager
can of soda (12 fl. oz.)
pint of lager (diff. location)
med plastic container of popcorn
pint of lager (same location)
pint of lager (diff. location)
med plastic cup of coke
2 cans of beer (diff. locations) 12 fl. oz. each
pint of lager (diff. location)
bottle of water (16.9 fl. oz.)
pack of cigarettes

(*) Work hard and you will become more wealthy.
Daily Numbers: 6 7 2 Lotto Six #'s: 17 14 45 30 26 1



Cruising The Fossil Freeway

Not Just A Beverage... A Way Of Life

Saturday, November 24, 2007

Food Stuff Consumption And Miscellany

Friday, Novemeber 23, 2007

sm amount of water
2 med-lg french breads
1 sm peppermint York candy
bottle of water (16.9 fl. oz.)
slightly more than a 1/4 pack of cigarettes


Thanks Giving

We give thanks for unknown blessings
already on their way.

Anonymous

Friday, November 23, 2007

Food Stuff Consumption And Miscellany

Thursday, November 22, 20007

lg coffee (light/sweet) 24 fl. oz.
1 hash brown bar (net wt. 2.5 oz.)
1 breakfast sausage dog (mustard)
1 sm coffees (light/sweet)
10-12 crackers/cheese
sm amount of vegetables/ranch dressing
1/2 plain bagel/cream cheese
3 glasses of coke
2 med servings of turkey/gravy
2 med servings of mashed potatoes/gravy
2 med servings of butternut squash
2 med servings of carrots
1 med serving of green beans
2 med servings of marshmallow yams
2 sm servings of cranberries
1 bread-roll
1 slice of nut bread
2 cups of black coffee
1 slice of pumpkin pie
1 scoop of vanilla ice cream
slightly less than a pack of cigarettes


Wednesday, November 21, 2007

lg coffee (light/sweet)
1 onion bagel (plain)
lg coffee (light/sweet)
1 roastbeef/cheese of hard longroll sandwich (lettuce/tomato/mustard)
bag of bbq potato chips (net wt. 1 oz.)
1/2 pickle (sliced lenghtwise)
2 pints of lager
lg coffee (light/sweet) 20 fl. oz.
med-lg french bread ("classic roll")
1 orange
1/2 pack of cigarettes





Plexiglass Furniture Cover

Unrelated: Save Tibet Update

Wednesday, November 21, 2007

Food Stuff Consumption And Miscellany

Tuesday, November 20, 2007

sm cup of water/ice
med serving of noodle/mixed meat casserole
sm-med serving of cream corn
2 med pieces of french bread
slice of angel cake
med coffee (light/sweet)
lg coffee (light/sweet)
lg serving of Indian yellow rice/spicy meat
bottle of water (16.9 fl. oz.)
slightly more than a 1/4 pack of cigarettes



Happy Thanksgiving!






Tuesday, November 20, 2007

Food Stuff Consumption And Miscellany

Monday, November 19, 2007

2 poptarts (grape/non-frosted)
2 sm cups of water/ice
med portion of rice/chicken/vegetable casserole
sm-med serving of noodle salad
2 sm-med pieces of french bread
slice of angel cake
sm cup of fruit punch
sm cup of chicken noodle soup
1 piece of baked chicken (breast/wing)
1 raisin cookie (marshmallow filling)
bottle of water (16.9 fl. oz.)
slightly more than 1/4 pack of cigarettes


8 Steps to Hamburger Perfection

bonus round:

Black Humor (American Version)

Monday, November 19, 2007

Food Stuff Consumption And Miscellany

Sunday, November 18, 2007

sm container of apple juice (4 fl. oz.)
2 sm cups of fruit punch
sm serving of turkey/gravy
sm-med serving of mashed potatoes/gravy
sm-med serving of green beans
sm serving of cranberries
sm-med serving of mixed greens salad
sm bread roll
sm-med piece of angel cake
sm container of vanilla ice-cream (net wt. 4 oz.)
med coffee (light/sweet)
6 vanilla type "oreo" cookies
can of orange soda (12 fl. oz.)
2 bananas
3 oranges
1 apple
3-4 lollipops (various flavors)
1/2 pack of cigarettes



Video... plus still-photos of same construction site a week later







bonus round:

Carnivore Humor (Japanese Version)

Sunday, November 18, 2007

Food Stuff Consumption And Miscellany

Saturday, November 17, 2007

1 lg french bread
2 sm pieces of crumb cake
1 turkey/cheese on small roll sandwich
sm sample cup of eggnog
1 bag of potato chips (net wt. 1 oz.)
bottle of orange drink (16 fl. oz.)
1 chocolate chip cookie
med coffee (light/sweet)
1 orange
1 apple
4-5 lollipops (various flavors)
bottle of water (16.9 fl. oz.)
1/4-1/2 pack of cigarettes

note: in the last week also drank an additonal bottle of water (16.9 fl. oz.) that wasn't listed


Public Art

There was a time when public art meant a bronzed war hero on the plaza. Today it means something radically different. Today it is the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, the living and the dead face-to-face for all eternity. Now it is ceremonial art, collective art, political art, environmental art. It is new-genre public art, the artist as aesthetician and activist, exploring his or her aliveness in the streets of the community.


"We are living in a state of emergency. I feel more than ever we must step outside of the strictly art arena. It is not enough to make art."

--Guillermo Gomez-Pena


"Unlike much of what has prviously been called public art, new genre-public art is based on engagement."

--Suzanne Lacy


"To search for the good and make it matter; this is the real challenge for the artist."

--Estella Conwill Majozo


"The work of art is a scream of freedom."

--Christo


I am both a private and public artist. I may not build monumental sculptures or transform the landscape, but I mean to live a less secretive and secluded life as an artist. If I am not precisely an activist, I am nevertheless an artist willing to be public, visible, and influential.


entry excerpted from Affirmations For Artists by Eric Maisel
published 1996 by G. P. Putnam's Sons (New York)


update:

Using Science As A Cover

more info

Saturday, November 17, 2007

Food Stuff Consumption And Miscellany

Friday, November 16, 2007

1 breakfast sausage dog (mustard)
lg coffee (light/sweet)
1 onion bagel (plain)
1 muffin
1 bagel (butter)
2 pumpernickel bagels (butter)
lg coffee (light/sweet)
1 vegetables (various)/cream cheese/pesto sauce on hard longroll sandwich
1 bottle of water (16.9 fl. oz.)
7-8 cherry "twirlers" (soft candy sticks with "real fruit juice")
4-5 lollipops (various flavors)
1/2-3/4 pack of cigarettes



Record-busting supernova prompts new ideas on death of stars

Dinosaur found with vacuum-cleaner mouth

Japanese fleet to hunt humpback whales


"Life is a process of losing our illusions, until finally, we lose the illusion that we're alive."

--Ashleigh Brilliant

excerpted from Appreciate Me Now and Avoid the Rush
page 26
Woodbridge Press Publishing Company (1981)

Friday, November 16, 2007

Food Stuff Consumption And Miscellany

Thursday, November 15, 2007

lg coffee (light/sweet)
1 cinnamon roll (pecans)
4 pancakes (syrup)
6-8 link sausages
5-7 strips of fried bacon
1 orange
lg coffee (light/sweet)
3 sm cups of water
2 pints of lager
2 pints of lager (*) diff. location
slightly more than a pack of cigarettes

(*) plus additional pint of lager



Fountain (This past Sunday in Philadelphia - Logan Square around noon, Public Library in the background)



redux/reminder:

Rock Book, Paper, Scissors

art cont.:

81 artists in the Whitney Biennial 2008

Thursday, November 15, 2007

Food Stuff Consumption And Miscellany

Wednesday, November 14, 2007

med coffee (light/sweet)
sm cup of water/ice
med serving of shepard's pie
sm-med serving of coleslaw
2 med slices of french bread
1 peanut butter/grape jelly on white bread sandwich
sm danish pastry
lg coffee (light/sweet)
4-5 lollipops (various flavors)
4-5 cherry "twirlers" (soft candy sticks with "real fruit juice")
bottle of water (16.9 fl. oz.)
slightly more than 1/4 pack of cigarettes



Human Pleasure/Human Endeavor:

Ancients knew chocolate was good

After 250 Years of Classifying Life, 90 Percent Remains Unknown


Bonus Round:

Sweet Medicine

More:



Jeff Koons' Hanging Heart (Magenta and Gold) sets auction record

Wednesday, November 14, 2007

Food Stuff Consumption And Miscellany

Tuesday, November 13, 2007

2-3 sm coffees (light/sweet)
3 sm chocolates
2-3 sm cups of water
2 sm cups of lemonade
1 1/2 lg servings of vegetable/pasta medley
1/4-1/2 pack of cigarettes


Short Story:

Wives, Girlfriends, and Mothers by Ron Savage

Tuesday, November 13, 2007

Food Stuff Consumption And Miscellany

Monday, November 12, 2007

sm coffee (light/sweet)
sm cup of water/ice
sm-med serving of baked beans/hot dogs
sm serving of vegetable medley
2 med slices of french bread
sm container of milk (half pint)
1 fudge brownie (pecans)
bottle of water (16 fl. oz.)
slightly less than 1/2 pack of cigarettes


Sunday, November 11, 2007

1 lg french bread ("classic roll")
med coffee (light/sweet)
med serving of white turkey meat/gravy
med serving of mashed potatoes/gravy
med serving of green beans
med serving of corn
sm serving of cranberries
sm slice of pumpkin pie
sm bottle of water (11.2 fl. oz.)
1/2-3/4 pack of cigarettes



Book, Paper, Scissors: Artists' Book Fair

Sunday, November 11, 2007

Food Stuff Consumption And Miscellany

Saturday, November 10, 2007

1 pkg of salted pumpkin seeds (net wt. 5/16 oz.)
1 lg hard french bread
1 med coffee (light/sweet)
2 sm coffees (light/sweet)
1 lg serving of baked chicken (drumstick/breast)
med serving of corn
med serving of mashed potatoes
sm coffee (light/sweet)
1 orange
sm amount of nacho cheese flavored tortilla chips
1 peanut butter/grape jelly/nacho cheese tortilla chips on white bread sandwich
1 chocolate covered chocolate cupcake with various sprinkles
1 cheese horn pastry (net wt. 2 oz.)
4 cheese on cheese cracker "sandwiches"
bottle of water (16.9 fl. oz.)
1/4 pack of cigarettes


Beer-Fueled Video Tour (cont.): Philadelphia Museum of Art*



*note: statements made may not be entirely factual or accurate


postscript of a personal nature:

Happy Birthday to my Mother and younger brother, both born on the 11th of November. Has it really been almost three years since I spoke to either of you?

Saturday, November 10, 2007

Food Stuff Consumption And Miscellany

Friday, November 9, 2007

1 lg hard french bread
2 sm cups of water
2 med cups of water/ice
med serving of macaroni/meat/tomato sauce casserole
sm-med side serving of macaroni salad
1 sm soft french bread
sm raspberry pastry
1 slice of angel cake
sm amount of water
med coffee (light/sweet)
1/4-1/2 pack of cigarettes


"Ultimately a hero is a man who would argue with the gods, and so awakens devils to contest his vision. The more a man can achieve, the more he may be certain that the devil will inhabit a part of his creation."

Norman Mailer (January 31, 1923 – November 10, 2007)

More Mailer:

excerpt from 'On God'

Friday, November 9, 2007

Food Stuff Consumption And Miscellany

Thursday, November 8, 2007

1 orange
1 vegetables (various)/humus/pesto sauce on sourdough french bread sandwich
2-3 sm cups of water
1 cooked onion (soy sauce)
sm amount of water
1/2 pack of cigarettes


When I was a child...

Thursday, November 8, 2007

Food Stuff Consumption And Miscellany

Wednesday, November 7, 2007

2-3 sm coffees (light/sweet)
1 sesame seed bagel
sm cup of water/ice
sm-med serving of macaroni/hamburger meat casserole
sm serving of vegetable medley
1 slice of rye bread
1 slice of white bread
sm side of sliced pears
1 med size "shorti" french bread
2 sm cups of water
2 pints of lager
1 med plastic container of popcorn
pint of lager (same location)
lg coffee (light/sweet)
2 double cheeseburgers (McDonalds)
slightly more than a 1/2 pack of cigarettes


Something of Interest

More

Maybe

Not of General Interest

Wednesday, November 7, 2007

Food Stuff Consumption And Miscellany

Tuesday, November 6, 2007

3 lg coffees (light/sweet)
2 sesame seed bagels
1 kaiser roll (butter)
2 bags of bbq potato chips (net wt. 1 oz. each)
1 orange
2 bottles of lager (12 fl. oz. each)
bottle of lager (diff. location)
2 pints of lager (*) diff. location
med plastic container of popcorn
3/4 pack of cigarettes

(*) additional pint of lager



Comet visible to naked eye...

"This is a once-in-a-lifetime event to witness."
-- Paul Lewis, U.S. astronomer, on the unexpected explosion of Comet 17P/Holmes


related:

The 5 Best and Worst Science Based Movies of All Time

more movie magic:

Lio Coming to the Big Screen

more science:

Water: Wonder And Worry

Tuesday, November 6, 2007

Food Stuff Consumption And Miscellany

Monday, November 5, 2007

2 lg coffees (light/sweet)
5-6 oreos
5-6 ritz crackers
1 onion bagel
1/2 vegetarian (eggplant/zucchini/tomato) multi-grain bread sandwich
2 1/2 med servings of vegetable/noodle salad
slightly less than a pack of cigarettes



It probably won an award:

"[Frank Lloyd] Wright evidently wasn't very sympathetic about complaints. When Herbert F. Johnson, the late president of S.C. Johnson, Inc., in Racine, Wis., called Wright to say that his roof was leaking all over a dinner guest, the architect is said to have responded, 'Tell him to move his chair.'"

Wall Street Journal, Dec. 1986

excerpted from The Design of Everyday Things by Donald A. Norman
page 151
First Basic Paperback: 2002

more:

Architect Frank Gehry sued by MIT

Monday, November 5, 2007

Food Stuff Consumption And Miscellany

Sunday, November 4, 2007

lg (24 fl. oz.) coffee (light/sweet)
2 breakfast (cheese) bratwurst sausage dogs (mustard)
bottle of raspberry tea (16 fl. oz.)
1 bacon/egg/cheese on bagel breakfast sandwich
2 pints of lager
6-8 sm pretzel sticks
sm plastic container of "cheese-whiz"
sm glass of fountain coke
2 pints of lager (same location)
sm coffee (light/sweet)
2 pints of lager (same location)
3 bottles of lager (*) diff. location
2 lg french breads
slightly more than a pack of cigarettes

(*) additional bottle of lager


Saturday, November 3, 2007

lg coffee (light/sweet)
1 hash brown bar (net wt. 2.5 oz.)
2 breakfast sausage dogs (mustard)
1 sausage/egg/cheese on breakfast biscuit sandwich (net wt. 6.25 oz.)
2 pints of lager (*)
1 med plastic container of popcorn
2 mugs of lager (*) diff. location
2 slim jim "smoked snacks" (net wt. 0.28 oz. each)
2 mugs of lager (*) same location
pack of cigarettes

(*) additional pint/mugs of lager



FUCK YOU Belichick




WE'RE #1!

Saturday, November 3, 2007

Food Stuff Consumption And Miscellany

Friday, November 2, 2007

3 lg coffees (light/sweet)
1 plain bagel
1 croissant
1 curried chicken salad/lettuce/tomato on whole wheat bread sandwich
2 sm chicken-salad pesto wraps
sm-med amount of potato chips
2 pickle halfs (both sliced lengthwise)
bottle of Pomegranate Pear nectar (17.5 fl. oz.)
2 sm vegetarian (avocado/beets) pesto wraps
slightly less than a pack of cigarettes



recipes:

Meatloaf (six ways)

plus...

The Microwave Diet: 8 Great Frozen Entrees

Friday, November 2, 2007

Food Stuff Consumption And Miscellany

Thursday, November 1, 2007

2 lg coffees (light/sweet)
1 bacon/egg/cheese on kaiser roll sandwich
1 plain bagel
bottle of lager (12 fl. oz.)
1 slim jim "smoked snack" (net wt. 0.97 oz.)
2 pints of lager (**)
med plastic container of pretzel/popcorn medley
pack of cigarettes

(**) plus additional pints of lager


The Largest Known Stitched Panorama

Nine Poems

Thursday, November 1, 2007

Food Stuff Consumption And Miscellany

Wednesday, October 31, 2007

lg (16 fl. oz.) coffee (light/sweet)
1 hash brown bar (net wt. 2.5 oz.)
2 breakfast sausage dogs (mustard)
1 sausage/egg/cheese on biscuit breakfast sandwich (net wt. 6.25 oz.)
bottle of Pomegranate Pear nectar (17.5 fl. oz.)
1 plain bagel
1 orange
can of orange soda (12 fl. oz.)
curried chicken salad on hard french bread sandwich
bag of bbq potato chips (net wt. 1 oz.)
1/2 pickle (sliced lengthwise)
4 pepperoncini peppers
1 coffee lollipop
bottle of Red Plum nectar (17.5 fl. oz.)
2 pints of lager
can of soda (12 fl. oz.)
plate of sweet/sour pork and fried pork rice
2 egg rolls
can of coke (12 fl. oz.)
1/2-3/4 pack of cigarettes



Letter to the Editor publication update:

Two Wrongs

another update:

Rice answers anger over Iraq assignments


Quote of the Day:

"Basically, that is a potential death sentence and you know it."

-- Jack Croddy, a 36-year veteran of the Foreign Service, after the State Department issued a new policy that could force foreign workers to serve in Iraq or risk losing their jobs