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@jakj
Visual artist, writer. Intensely colorful watercolors, b&w ink drawings, a notch realer than real. Former freelance writer working to complete a political sf novel. Spending my retirement years living my best life. joycekjensen.com
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Have never left the building without adoring El Grecoβs Assumption of the Virgin. β€οΈβ€οΈβ€οΈβ€οΈβ€οΈ
We ate liver and liver sausage regularly when I was growing up. But Iβm 80 years old. I wouldnβt touch either now. There are so many chemicals in feed, and chemicals deliberately given to the animals, that those livers must be incredibly toxic. Also, cooking liver is a major undertaking.
Me too. A book by Heather Cox Richardson, in fact. (Wounded Knee)
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Age 80 here, a bit of college French remembered, donβt know any Spanish but loved every minute of Bad Bunnyβs show. So alive, so happy, so historic, and who can resist a tall, good looking guy?
Meanwhile the only maternity ward in Johnson County, IN is closing. They have to increase the military budget to keep the economy going as other countries quit buying our war materials. The military spending is a big part of the national economy. Goodbye European buyers.
And Al Gore. And Hillary.
Itβs been quite a while since I quit, and it was an excellent choice. Even before twitter was completely destroyed, it had a way of intensifying everything. Too much got blown out of proportion and distorted. Bluesky is calmer and doesnβt drive up your blood pressure.
Itβs a good time to reread Gen. Smedley Butlerβs 1935 pamphlet βWar is a Racket.β
A third term is the one thing Iβm not worried about because his health is so bad. But will Yarvin and Thiel be able to steal an election for Vance? I donβt believe he could win without help.
Excellent article.
THREE JOLLY LOLLIES
18x12β, watercolor
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Admittedly the hair is distracting, but the worst part is the fireplace in the captainβs quarters. Just hope and pray the artificial gravity never gives out.
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I was 21 when TOS aired, & reading stacks of sci-fi. It was breathtaking, groundbreaking, a huge break from the usual crap on television. Some of it was silly, sure, but Roddenberry tackled important issues. And there was a woman in a pivotal role. A tough, smart, feminine woman role model.
Aha!! Interesting.
Itβs because we have a weak p, pathetic governor and lieutenant governor, but Iβll take the win. Frankly, I was astonished that my Republican state senator and rep both voted against the bill. Everyone I know phoned and phoned and phoned.
Ditto!!!
Always my favorite Guy on bluesky . . .
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Exactly what I thought when I heard it. Heβs the last one they should have picked on.
Wildly crazy book, but I loved it too and couldnβt put it down. Canβt wait for the movie!
It was named for a friend of Abraham Lincolnβs, Alfred S White, a renowned abolitionist. The crime against this woman was horrendous and the people here are outraged.
PATCHWORK
Ink on 140# hot pressed watercolor paper
15.5 x 24β
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Thanks!!
Oh no, I missed that somehow. Which senior staff?
Weβre being ruled by mentally ill nine-year-olds.
Thank you! And oops, Iβll try to be clearer in the future when I post my original work.