You were really “such an artist” or “so talented” as a kid after you learned how to add perspective to your drawings. It may have been the 7th grade or so, but when ya had that vanishing point thing down with all the straight lines connecting to it, then all manor of cool stuff could [...]
OK, I don’t know where I’m going with this, but it has something to do with trying something new. Hence the title of this post. Now when ya try something new, it’s best to proceed with an abundance of caution. That’s because there’s inherent danger in something that hasn’t been tried and true. It can [...]
The really cool part about getting into the right side of your brain is not just the stopping of time by being in the present moment, but also what ya come up with. Both of these drawings had no finished look in mind, no vision I was trying to illustrate, but just sorta happen spontaneously. [...]
With its multitude of uses, it’s no wonder that Aspirin is a true “wonder drug”.
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I loved the science fiction movies of the 50′s. Stuff like “Invaders from Mars”, “The Day The Earth Stood Still”, and my favorite, “War of the Worlds”, all blew me away as a kid. The sight of these huge machines with alien creatures inside, walking around and blowing shit up was always a must see [...]
There is indeed, no rest for the wicked. My gawd, I’ve just recovered from Christmas and now another “Holiday” rolls around, and I gotta run out and buy something. Am I sure glad that Martin Luther King’s birthday doesn’t require gifts or worse yet greetings cards. I can just see me now sending my black [...]
You know, sometimes ya get locked into a routine, and without really knowin’ it, find yourself living by the clock. Dinner @ 5:30, watch the news @ 6:00, and then wait till 8:00 p.m. when all the good shows come on the TV. Can’t wait for the next glamorous season of Dancing With the Stars. [...]
“Wowie-Zowie Hansi. Congratulations.” “I’m a big fan of yours and read your shit every-time it’s deposited in my mail box. Keep up the good work; love the drawings btw.” I know, “big fucking deal”. Writing about the fact that one has been compulsive enough to crank-out 200 (that’s right Two Hundred !) posts and [...]
* All the words (except these) are on my other blog The Blithering Idiot.
Well, the three year old grandson was over last Tuesday. The Wife (aka Grandma) and I provide child care for our daughter two days a week. The other two and a half days he spends in Pre-School, while his older brother attends 3rd grade. Pre-School, what a concept. Babysitting that helps (teaches?) little kids how [...]
Boy! there was nothing better than getting a new coloring book when I was a kid. Except, when ya also got one of them really big Crayola boxes with 64 different crayons. None of this cheapo skinny-ass little box of 12 crap. that may have kept Little Hansi tantrum-free when he was three, but it [...]
