“Art enables us to find ourselves and lose ourselves at the same time” - Thomas Merton

  Mainline Florida: Link to Mainline Florida

I am making more use of links: music and visual. Click on them and then you might have a second link to search. Some locations, such as YouTube generate revenue for your "free" viewing by running ads, so be patient. On occasion there is a "skip ad" button. Sometimes it will load and start when you go there, sometimes you need to click on the white arrow in the red box. Moreover, when I can, I attribute sources for photos; unfortunately, some have been passed along several times and I have no idea of the source.

I closed my Instagram page due to the political climate and to protest their political attacks on conservative voices...that’s about all I can do. 

An important note: I work on this blog for one person - ME; I love sharing it with about 60 friends, relatives, and acquaintances in the States and in Europe. 

With this in mind, I hope you enjoy the updates to my art and life as presented in this blog. IF you don't like the political stuff and don't want to receive future blogs just say so, no hard feelings. So far, only  five have taken me up on the offer. With that in mind, remember: Below the Fold below is where lies controversial stuff, if you don't want to go there, stay above.

And now, Ladies and Gentlemen, I present:

Art:

Sold

 Oil on canvas pad: Delnor Wiggins-Pass State Park

 Commercial digital print (#2 of 5) on canvas pad

Florida:

 KOOL BRD plates, neighbor

 Lane next to me...Miami Dolphin colors

I found this to be interesting:

 

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Follow up from my “Cassette” obit

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 Nice touch for your G&T

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Humor:

   

 

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Sad But True from parody 

U.S.

Virginia Abolishes Death Penalty For All Crimes Except Being An Unwanted Baby

March 26th, 2021 - BabylonBee.com

RICHMOND, VA—Governor Ralph Northam signed into law this week a historic piece of legislation that bans the death penalty for every crime in the state of Virginia, except for being an unwanted baby.

"It is the current year, people," Northam said at a signing ceremony. "No crime is deserving of death, except for the crime of your mom not wanting you. That is still, obviously, a capital crime deserving of death. I mean, how inconsiderate is that! You're sitting there trying to live, being a little parasite, while your mom has a career, a social life, a drinking or drug habit, and friends to maintain. It's really the worst crime there is."

"And just think about the fathers who accidentally get a woman pregnant!" he added, pounding the podium. "What would they do if they had to man up, get a job, and care for a little one? We live in a society, after all."

At publishing time, Northam had reminded everyone that wearing blackface was still not punishable by anything, from the death penalty to even having to resign as governor.

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Below The Fold-------------------------------------Or, as I have learned from your input, Preaching To The Choir vs Unbelievers Enter at your own risk:

 Let’s see, my handlers want me to pick these five liberal pressers

 Why am I up here?