Last weekend, a local metal sculptor had pieces in the Slap-n-Tickle auction. I should know better. One of his items was this ring. I tried it on my finger. Dammit! It fit me. Well. And on my ‘fat’ hand, too. There are some things in the world that are difficult to walk away from when […]

Kuma and I just saw David and Patrick to the van. They are off and moving on to Chattanooga tonight. The studio has felt full the past two days. I enjoy the sensation. Time has been at a crawl. It seems as if the full weekend has already passed and it is only just Saturday. […]

The boys are all here. <kumazuki> arrived Thursday morning, before I left for work. <annoyinghandle> and <mudcub> were here by the time I got home. This morning was breakfast across the street at Jerry’s Woodsweather Cafe, which is no longer on Woodsweather, but now on W 9th… This is the Big John. I have mentioned it before. […]

Welcome to my Northern hemisphere in the summer months…I wouldn’t call the view clear, but more celestial clusters can be seen here than from any other vantage point. Welcome to a prominent part of my Irish heritage.I am told that I need to watch them for changes… o.OI do not have enough minutes in the […]

I had a rotten day… It is increasingly hard to care about things that are making my life unhealthy.Boy! Does that eliminate most of my current state of being…