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VS Van Gogh
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- Written by: Rod Boyle
- Category: Miscellany
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Sometimes I goad myself into working by comparing my life, to date, with Van Goghs.
It's a reminder of how easy I really have it.
Van Gogh: Dead at 37.
Me: Alive at forty-odd.
Van Gogh: Candlelight & Gaslight. Painting mostly limited to daylight hours.
Me: Alive in the time of Electricity. Could paint 24/7 if I were so inclined...
Degenerate Nazi Hoard
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- Written by: Rod Boyle
- Category: Found
- Hits: 1973
Berlin: "In January workers digging for a new subway station near City Hall unearthed a bronze bust of a woman, rusted, filthy and almost unrecognizable. It tumbled off the shovel of their front-loader. ...."
And so they continue to unearth a hoard of artworks thought destroyed during the Third Reich for being degenerate.
Read more here: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/12/01/arts/design/01abroad.html?_r=2
The Watchmaker
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- Written by: Rod Boyle
- Category: People
- Hits: 1946
It's a vanishing art, this. I know, I've tried a few, most are clowns barely fit to change a battery, but he's different, his walls are lined with European & Swiss certifications, He's in his 60's and he's been doing this all his life, as has his father before him.
I've been coming here almost 20 years. He's the best watch repairman in Western Canada.
Joan Ocean and the Sasquatch Letters
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- Written by: Rod Boyle
- Category: Link of the day
- Hits: 1981
"Through her stories, I had learned to love and admire this mysterious race of tall, hairy people called Bigfoot. I chose not to use that name because it sounded somewhat demeaning. (Their feet are not large for their height and weight. They are in perfect proportion. They only are large compared to human feet.)"
From Joan Ocean's weblog describing her experiences and communications with Bigfoot. To the left, pictured, is a drawing by Bigfoot given to her. If you have any clue as to what it might mean she'd like to know. I have my theories....
Link: Joan Ocean and Sasquatch
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