Come for the politics, stay for the snark.

There are consequences to being an arrogant, sullen prick.

Give the craziest people you know everything they want and hope they don’t ask for more? Great plan.

It’s a new day. Light all those Biden polls of young people on fire and throw away the ashes.

The poor and middle-class pay taxes, the rich pay accountants, the wealthy pay politicians.

“Why isn’t this Snickers bar only a nickel?”

Days Since JD Vance Insulted Women Across America: Zero

When we show up, we win.

Dead end MAGA boomers crying about Talyor Swift being a Dem is my kind of music. Turn it up.

SCOTUS: It’s not “bribery” unless it comes from the Bribery region of France. Otherwise, it’s merely “sparkling malfeasance”.

Only Democrats have agency, apparently.

Anyone who bans teaching American history has no right to shape America’s future.

Fundamental belief of white supremacy: white people are presumed innocent, minorities are presumed guilty.

This has so much WTF written all over it that it is hard to comprehend.

The most dangerous place for a black man in America is in a white man’s imagination.

Innocent people don’t delay justice.

“And when the Committee says to “report your income,” that could mean anything!

American History and Black History can not be separated.

Speaking of republicans, is there a way for a political party to declare intellectual bankruptcy?

I might just take the rest of the day off and do even more nothing than usual.

Every one of the “Roberts Six” lied to get on the court.

Let me eat cake. The rest of you could stand to lose some weight, frankly.

Republicans choose power over democracy, every day.

Speaker Mike Johnson is a vile traitor to the House and the Constitution.

Polls are now a reliable indicator of what corporate Republicans want us to think.

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It has been a while since we had one of these, and I am moving to a new place in a few months, so I thougtt it would be a good time for all the artists, craftsmen, musicians, and authors to advertise their wares. If you or your spouse has some goods for sale, place a link and a description in the comments.

I need some wall art for a sunny room that will be my home office, some throw rugs, and a coffee table an end table, myself.

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  1. 1.

    kwAwk

    I’m betting we could sell you some really fancy pieces of art in your current medicated state.

    I have a lovely raccoon skin wall art masterpiece I’m betting Tunch would just love.

  2. 2.

    Laura W

    Well you read my little mind there, John. I was just about to put a link up in the Haiti thread and say I’d give 25% of any sales from my etsy store (or commissioned pieces) to one (or more) of the relief agencies.

    I do mixed media mosaics. My site is linked to my name above. From there you can go to my etsy store or EBSQ portfolio gallery thingey, which has a lot of older pieces to give ideas re. custom work.

  3. 3.

    licensed to kill time

    Oooh, I can’t wait! I love these threads. Thanks, JC – even in your ‘impaired’ state you are a champ with the posts.

  5. 5.

    Brent Puls

    Okay fine- I’ll shamelessly self-promote. :) John (and anyone else)- if you need some nice chill out tunes to listen to in your medicated state, i’ve posted a .zip file of my EP on my site. Anyone who likes can download it here. Or- if you just want to listen you can always just go to my myspace.

  6. 6.

    Mary Jane Leach

    I write contemporary classical music. Two of my cds (12 pieces) are available for download on itunes. They’re also available at places like Amazon. My personal website has excerpts if you want to hear previews. Thanks for letting me post this.

  8. 8.

    Brick Oven Bill

    I would like of offer my haiku services. The charge for your own custom haiku, that you can frame and hang on the wall of your office is $20. To demonstrate the quality of my work, this example is offered at no charge. It may not be reproduced for any commercial purposes without my permission. Here we go:

    My teleprompter.

    It has stopped working.

    Oh shit.

  9. 9.

    General Winfield Stuck

    Anything on my Flickr site, Hummingbirds, Charlie, or anything else I can now print and sell for 14 bucks, or ten for 8.5 by 11 Canon pro paper, and 4 bucks for S and H.

    The prints with my new Canon printer are very good, and exceeded my expectations. Planning on buying a Pixma pro 9000 this spring, if the money gawds cooperate. then can do 13 by 19 prints high res..

    I have photo sell blog, that is set up thru pay pal, but needs reworking since I am printing my own photos. so the pricing is not updated

  12. 12.

    gypsy howell

    I want to give a shout out to Laura W’s wonderful work.

    I bought one of her “Cats Rule” frames for my daughter’s birthday a while back, after clicking through an ad here on BJ. The frame is outrageously fabulous, and my daughter tells me she has people asking her about it all the time.

    Go see Laura’s work! And then buy some!

  15. 15.

    Flocking101

    Hi Everyone,

    I’m currently offering to make and send postcards from wherever and whenever people ask. It’s basically a trade-off; people get a free piece of art, and I get ideas for my next show, which will be an atlas of the world based entirely on hearsay. So far I’ve had interesting requests like the German colony of Windhoek in Namibia in 1910.

    If anyone would like a card, the full details are at http://flocking101.com/2009/12/08/on-postcards-from-the-edge-of-the-world-or-free-art/

    Maybe a postcard from sunnier climes will ease your recovery, John! Hope you get healed up quickly.

  17. 17.

    meh

    It is amazing…you are the first person I’ve come across who, while chronologically in their 30’s, has the temperament and disposition of someone in their 70’s – complete with old lady and her cats costume (ok cat – although he really should count as two). My guess is that your “new place” doesn’t have a sunroom. Sunrise Assisted Living Facilities don’t have them…sorry buddy.

  18. 18.

    Tom Hilton

    Couple friends and I have a photo blog; we aren’t really making any effort to sell stuff, but if anybody was interested in anything there I’m sure we could work it out. I’d give anything above COGS to Haiti.

  19. 19.

    jibeaux

    My 8 year old son actually does lovely paintings and has canvases, nice brushes, and oil paints in the hopes he would paint for all the family members who fawn over them, but he prefers to build things and invent odd contraptions. I know I should probably be pleased about this, but I wish he would do more art. Anyway, if I can goad him into doing something, I’ll put up pictures and donate 100% to Haiti to anyone who wants to buy something, they’d be well, very affordably priced since it’s 8 year old art. Not that I’m trying to outdo the other artists or anything but we’re just not relying on his labor for our income.

  22. 22.

    polyorchnid octopunch

    I don’t really have anything to sell (except perhaps performances, but seeing as I don’t have permission to work in the US, I doubt most of the readers here can really use it), but I did think I’d share something I put up on youtube a few days ago.

    I’m the lead guitarist on this, not the singer.

    The Wind

    Hope you like it.

  24. 24.

    gwangung

    Now THIS is the sort of thing you should be blogging about in your current condition… (Well, that and Gina Bellman).

    Well, I produce theatre and write plays; that’s a little specialized for some folks here (not to mention a little space-bound). But there’s always the Balloon Juice discount if you’re ever in Seattle if I have a show up….

  25. 25.

    MR Bill

    I’ve been able to get some older slide from some galleries that have represented me, and they are of smaller scale work, so there are some new images here.
    I sold a minor piece over Christmas, it was like being an artist again..
    http://www.flickr.com/photos/20940335@N03/

    My studio was vandalized/stripped of copper wire and the well’s pump (by, I assume, meth heads, because it was a great deal of work, and I bet for little profit) last Nov. and my home burned in May. I’ve still got five pieces of work, a sort of mutant tapestry, hand coiling yarn (mostly industrial yarns) onto roping cores…
    I’m trying to get back do doing some work, but survival seems a bit more important.

  28. 28.

    Punchy

    some throw rugs

    Of which you will now no longer be throwing.

    How you gunna move with a bum wing?

  30. 30.

    cxs

    A friend of mine here in Seattle, Juan Alonso, is a very talented artist and is doing a fundraiser for Haiti

  31. 31.

    Jeannette

    http://www.ragtimedolls.com = The Ragtime Doll Company.

    I have a small design and manufacturing company located in northern Maine and western New Brunswick. I design patterns to make traditional American textiles, especially old-fashioned cloth dolls and doll clothes.

    I sell retail (please take a look at the website!) and wholesale to the museum community.

    My patterns encourage modern play with old-fashioned rag dolls, and traditional American cloth doll-making, sewing and needlework.

    Thanks for doing this again — I missed it the first time.

  35. 35.

    GregB

    I’m a conservative performance artist. For a small fee I’ll put on a great show that involves me, two wetsuits and a dildo.

    -G

  39. 39.

    gwangung

    @MikeJ:

    You ever do the 48 hour film contest?

    No (mostly because I don’t understand film yet), but my co-producer just finished a stint in the 14/48 stage festival…

  41. 41.

    SGEW

    Love these threads.

    That’s pretty gorgeous work there, MR Bill; and I’m awfully sorry about what happened to your studio. Bloody meth heads.

    Also, @very reverend crimson fire of compassion: That stuff is amazing. I’d just love to have one of those done on my guitar, but it really isn’t good enough of an instrument to deserve one, really. Plus I’m broke, kind of.

  43. 43.

    Midnight Marauder

    So I am currently out in LA doing stand-up and I just put out my first live CD a few months ago. It’s called Fucking Solutions and it’s currently available as a free digital album. This is the link to download it from sendspace. It’s a .zip file, and all the tracks and the tracklist are inside.

    Also, I’m hosting now on Thursdays/Fridays at the Spotlight Comedy Club, so if there are any LA Juicers out there looking for something to do tomorrow, let me entertain you.

    That is all.

    /shameless promotion over.

  44. 44.

    demkat620

    I cook. Not quite jjeffrey’s level but, I’m not bad.

    Artistic talent, sadly, I haz none.

    Sorry to hear about your accident John.

  46. 46.

    Pat

    Hey gang! I’m a lurker too, and an actor in Chicago. Thought I’d throw out a link to the theatre I’m working with now on a production of The Ring Cycle. A six-hour adaptation of Wagner’s operas, done without singing but with a rock band, aerial silks, shadow puppetry, and good old-fashioned actin’. Show starts previews Jan. 30, opens Feb. 14, and is one of the most out-there things I’ve ever worked on. For those of you passing through Chicago with an urge to kill six hours (COUNTING a dinner break) in a converted warehouse seeing whether this all works or not: check it out!

    http://www.buildingstage.com/

  48. 48.

    Edward G. Talbot

    OK, since you asked. . .

    You can listen to a free audiobook thriller I wrote called New World Orders. It’s available on my site and you can find it in Itunes under podcasts. http://www.edwardgtalbot.com

    What’s it about? Well:

    A group of wealthy men are covering up global warming. But their motives don’t relate to anything as mundane as profits. Rather than fight it, they have come up with a plan to save themselves. They are willing to do anything to implement the plan, even suppress research that could help save the rest of humanity. When Jack Crowley and Jim Patterson stumble onto the conspiracy, every answer is accompanied by more questions – and more deaths.

  52. 52.

    General Winfield Stuck

    What a great thread. We got some incredibly talented artistas here at Bj. And well published fiction writers that I am eternally envious of. Been meaning to write a best selling novel, tomorrow. One of those dreamy fantasies that get you through the day, I suppose. Kudos to all for the creativity. We’d all be the worse off without it.

  54. 54.

    thomas Levenson

    I’m still thinking well of my recent book, Newton and the Counterfeiter. Regular readers of this blog may remember that Tim had embarassingly nice things to say about it. It’s a true crime tale with Isaac Newton as the detective — for real.

    You can get it at all the usual sources – Amazon, BN, Indiebound (support your local bookstore, damn it), Powell’s and in a Kindle edition.

    And if any of y’all like really fine oil paintings on wood panels, my wife’s website is in need of an update, but you can see the kind of work she does there, and drop a line if anything in particular or her general take strikes you (in a good way.)

  56. 56.

    Blue Raven

    My husband’s admittedly in need of revision websites for his work:

    Digital art (Photoshop manipulations of stock photos and ones we take ourselves)

    T-shirts: The mostly safe for work humorous and political slogans and the not-so-SFW, overtly political, and pagan slogans.

    Some of the things he’s gotten up to during a long unemployment period (read 7+ years), in short.

  58. 58.

    Leelee for Obama

    @Jeannette: Oh my Lord, Jeannette, this is the kind of thing I love to make, and I have three Granddaughters, so this could be the beginning of a beautiful friendship! I will have them take a look at the patterns and see which ones they like. Me, I’m loving the Christmas ones, that angel is fabulous!

    I make patchwork table runners and place mats and most other patchy possibilities and am trying to put together a line of cards based on classic paintings. No website yet, but I am working on that.

  59. 59.

    Guster

    Is it OT to ask if anyone’s art is designing websites? Because I need one. Money no option, as long as it doesn’t cost too much.

  62. 62.

    MR Bill

    @Pat 46:
    That sounds so very cool.
    I do community theater, when I can (was in a production of Rezi’s ART in October, playing to perhaps 500 people on two weekends.
    I have this insane vision of A Midsummer Night’s Dream set in Athens GA, (‘and a wood near Athens’) circa 1986, with an all fiber set…
    The Young Athenians in J. Crew, Theseus and Hyppolyta in business clothes, the Rude Mechanicals in Carharts, the fairy folk as punk/goths… Use Mendelsohn’s music as basis for rock songs…Oberon on a Harley…
    Hey, I can dream……

  64. 64.

    Leelee for Obama

    No wonder this is such a great site! There is so much talent, and friends of talent who come here, it’s bound to be a fabulous community!

    I’m bookmarking this here thread!

  65. 65.

    SGEW

    I suppose one of these days I’ll break my B-J pseudonymity and post a link to my stuff, but not today. I don’t make money off of art anyway.

  66. 66.

    Laura W

    @r€nato: And I have three of your very fine photographic prints right here, in my very own bedroom!
    Don’t they look cool in the white frames and mats on the…um…orange but not really orange – pumpkin? squash? Tuscan-ish walls?

    (The shack with rose bush was shot in Mendocino, CA, and the stairway to heaven, which I adore, is in Mexico. Found that woman at a craft show in Pagosa Springs, CO. I’ve got three of hers and three of yours on that wall. Perfectly balanced, IMO.)

  67. 67.

    Colleen

    Excellent post. For all film noir lovers this is a must see site. Hell, you don’t even have to love film noir, just check out these wood cuts.

  69. 69.

    ruemara

    My art for sale is mostly here already. That’s me over in the gpmdesigns ad. I’m trying to work out an auction with Bidding for Good for MSF for Haiti. We’ll see. My fine art is here but no one wants abstracts, do they? Normally I give them away. Oh yeah, I take a lot of pictures professionally too. I just don’t show them.

  72. 72.

    REN

    I make diamond willow canes and walking sticks. I put more than the average amount of work into them, as it is a hobby and I’m afraid I’m something of a perfectionist. I fight that as I get older as it is not an attractive personality trait,but it does work for some endeavors,and this would be one of them.

  73. 73.

    PaulW

    I’m finishing up a rough draft of a novel, I have need of a cover artist. The genre is comic book (kinda like the Wild Cards or Maximum Ride series), so an artist who can do comics (DC/Marvel, or manga style) would be nice.

  74. 74.

    mr. whipple

    I will try this for the umpteenth time, for some reason it always gets blocked in moderation.

    Handcrafted bamboo flyrods, made by real Merkins. Extraordinary quality, highly recommended by mr. whipple. Check out the stuff under ‘Presentation Series’.

  76. 76.

    uila

    My buddy is a guitarsmith. He’s a master craftsman, everything is built to custom specifications. Wilco fans will note the Jeff Tweedy endorsement…

    Thanks, John, feel better… (I guess it’s time to get Lily those kitten mittens).

  80. 80.

    General Winfield Stuck

    I also do some woodwork. But never thought of it as art. More for financial stinginess that drove to make most of my furniture and wall decorations.

    Here is a cross I made a couple of years ago.

    Though not religious, I have made a number of these to impose my nature driven spirit worship onto conventional Christianism. or something like that.

  84. 84.

    General Winfield Stuck

    @REN: Yea, I do some of this too, though have been lazy about it for some time. I still have a bunch of rough walnut and aspen sticks to be carved into canes.

  89. 89.

    AnneS

    John, thanks for the lovely thread. I will bookmark here, too! So many creative folks here; it’s a joy to look at the beautiful artwork and hear about the fabulous projects.

    I’m not the creative one in the family, hubby is. He paints figures for historical miniature gaming. http://www.battleorder.net

  91. 91.

    scav

    um, out of work geographer. Anyone need places stared at? All funds directly to Médecins Sans Frontières but tell me where exactly you want me to stare and for how long. Digital WSG Lat/Longs preferred but I can manage other formats.

  99. 99.

    General Winfield Stuck

    @REN: I don’t think so, I live in the desert sw and there aren’t many wet areas where willows grow wild. Just the Gila river, but it’s 30 miles from me.

    edit-I googled it and they aren’t found here.

  103. 103.

    Tax Analyst

    Moonbatting Average said:

    B.O.B.,
    Haiku is generally 5-7-5, buddy

    SSSHHHH! Don’t tell him. The Faku-Haiku’s are generally amusing and totally harmless.

  104. 104.

    Tax Analyst

    Geez, I’m just a wage-slave earning schmoe. Nothing for me to sell here without commiting acts of prostitution.

    But this is an interesting thread nonetheless.

  105. 105.

    Bubblegum Tate

    @Redhand:

    That is awesome. I was way into WWII when I was growing up, and the B-17 in particular captivated me.

    As for my own talents, well, I’m DJing tonight in San Francisco, opening up for Daddy Rich and a DJ hero of mine for a good 20 years, Tat Money. So yeah. I mix records and do the wikky-wikky stuff.

  107. 107.

    zmullls

    How’d I miss this thread.

    I’m a songwriter — primarily a lyricist. There’s not much out there for sale at this point, as I’ve only been pursuing professional opportunties for a couple of years.

    I was the Grand Prize winner of the 2007 International Songwriting Competition, for a song cowritten with Eduard Glumov of Kazakhstan (“I’m Not Your Friend” available at Amazon and iTunes, under Eduard’s name).

    I’ve written a number of songs, which you can hear on my website.

    Besides these, I have written with singer/songwriter Jen Foster in Nashville (our song “Parentheses” has been recorded but isn’t released yet), and I’ve written with local Philly artists The Lyra Project and the Aly Cat Band (songs are being performed live, but still not recorded).

    Still out there meeting people, making songs, and not sweating it too much. Enjoying the ride (even that almost-almost experience in L.A. last year….)

    Z.

  109. 109.

    HRA

    I scrolled through the comments. Now I will start at the top and click onto the sites. This is like Christmas all over again.
    You are all amazing!

    Someday I may get back to the arts and crafts again. Now it’s all work.

  116. 116.

    Katherine Hunter

    I am a handspinner and weaver / i spin natural fleece and mohair / the rugs are cushy and wonderful / i have one available now / 30 x 77 / and i have a colourful “rag” rug 29 x 46 called a “scendi letto” (Italian for get out of bed . a bedside rug) / dimensions do not include the braided fringes. i wd have to send photos via email and i cd also send a skein of yard to show what i use. i dont have a web page / i sell privately only.

  118. 118.

    HRA

    I am going to submit the book titles I saw here to our collection development dept. I had a conversation this pm with one member who was a bit unsettled over which books to choose for our stacks. I have the answer now. Mr. JD Rhoades we have some of your work already on site.

    Those of you who have those great photos. May I suggest you think about having them set in a book. I noticed anytime a gift of a photography book is passed onto the collection development dept. they accept it for the stacks and I get to look at it.

    Thanks, John. This was a great thread.

  119. 119.

    Cassidy

    If you got someone bothering your friends, or you, or other loved ones, I can convince them to go away or (possibly) relocate. Cover gas, a place to sleep and a decent meal w/ drinks and I’m good. I don’t do it for the money; it’s the art I love. But you’d have to wait until June time frame.

  122. 122.

    Anne Laurie

    @Aredubya:

    If wall art is what you’re looking for, my cousin Paige does some lovely work: http://soothedbyrainfall.net/

    Wow, I love Paige’s cat and dog watercolors — will definitely be buying prints of Tribble and Smudge as soon as I can!

    And somebody needs to show Andy Sullivan Isobelle the beagle…

  123. 123.

    MaximusNYC

    I’m a musician — I make what someone once described as “ass-bumping Orwello-euro electropop!”, under the stage name Maxx Klaxon.

    I would describe it as intelligent, synth-driven pop with strong political undertones and, I hope, a wry, Leonard-Cohen-esque outlook on the world, channeled thru a satirically authoritarian persona. (My first song was actually a cover of Cohen’s “First We Take Manhattan”.)

    I started this project back during the really dark times of Dubya’s 1st term. A major motivation was responding to the insanity and militarism of the time.

    Here’s a profusion of links:

    Website
    http://klaxon.tv

    MySpace (with streaming music)
    http://myspace.com/maxxklaxon

    Facebook
    http://www.facebook.com/pages/Maxx-Klaxon/178963517965

    Twitter
    http://twitter.com/maxxklaxon

    CD Baby
    http://cdbaby.com/maxxklaxon

    Amazon
    http://www.amazon.com/Maxx-Klaxon/e/B001LI55J6

    Enjoy! And remember, keep demanding better mind control, comrades!

  124. 124.

    Katherine Hunter

    i also make potholders / the kind woven of loops on a little red loom / i learned how when i was 7 / 70 years ago / folks love them and they are a lot cheaper than my rugs / smile

  125. 125.

    MaximusNYC

    Can’t seem to get this comment thru for some reason: every time I try the site thinks I posted it already. I’m rewriting and trying again.

    I am a musician. I make music that has bee described as “ass-bumping Orwello-euro electropop!”, under the name Maxx Klaxon.

    I’d describe it as smart, synth-oriented pop music with strong political undercurrents and a wry, Leonard-Cohen-esque outlook on life, channeled thru a mock-authoritarian personality. (My first song was in fact a cover of Cohen’s “First We Take Manhattan”.)

    I launched this back in the really dark times of Dubya’s 1st term. A major motive was the desire to respond to the crazy militarism of that moment.

    Here’s a profusion of links:

    Main website
    http://klaxon.tv

    MySpace (with music)
    http://myspace.com/maxxklaxon

    Facebook
    http://www.facebook.com/pages/Maxx-Klaxon/178963517965

    Twitter
    http://twitter.com/maxxklaxon

    CD Baby
    http://cdbaby.com/maxxklaxon

    Amazon
    http://www.amazon.com/Maxx-Klaxon/e/B001LI55J6

    Have fun! And comrades, keep demanding BETTER mind control!

  127. 127.

    tesslibrarian

    I’m writing the history blurbs for the library’s local history room, if anyone cares about Athens, GA, and/or UGA history. (Most of you do not, but maybe John’s mom will :-)

    It’s called This Day In Athens. I haven’t written regularly in years, so this is a bit like exercising a new muscle. And I do have to intersperse some local announcements (such as class registration).

    I also provide links to books to learn more about the subject. They are to our catalog, but if you are interested, you can probably find them where you are or via interlibrary loan.

  128. 128.

    blogbytom

    Um, I don’t sell anything. But I write a blog. I try to make it shine. It will start to be awesome in a week or so, and after that for a few months. Swear to God. And I added a new subscription feature today, because I figured out what a widget was, so if you want to subscribe, you can.

  129. 129.

    grumpy realist

    Laura W does some great stuff! I bought one of her mosaic frames and have just given it as a housewarming gift to a friend of mine down in Texas. (Laura–it was a great hit! Is being used as the mirror in the main bathroom at present.)

    I’m part owner of a small publishing company specializing in esoteric studies: http://www.thelesisaura.com. We’ve seen a lot of movement in the whole publishing industry over the last several years–the whole get-an-agent -or-go-into-the-slush-pile scenario is dead, dead, dead. The technology for Print On Demand has gotten very, very good–we have a few books in our lineup that we are doing only as Print-on-Demand. Ditto for electronic books–more and more stuff will be sold on the Kindle. And middlemen distributors are going to go the way of buggy whip manufacturers….

  132. 132.

    Chris Johnson

    Still doin’ scary comics- currently losing my mind trying to be better than I am, which is a world of hurt but is getting up to about 300 readers a day. Beware, kitty titties and so terribly much more. http://www.tallyroad.com

    But then I’m also recording music more and more, which is also weird weird stuff but why not? No vocals, no words, no titties. http://www.jinxtigr.com (the album on the far left is the current stuff, most current at top)

    Cheers fellow BJers

  134. 134.

    Brian Griffin

    @Demo Woman: Well Helen actually just started painting seriously again last year, and she’ll be showing for the first time since she’s started back up, next month at the Atlanta Trinity School’s annual Spotlight on Art. spotlightonart.com

    they invite selected artists from all around the southeast, so she’s really looking forward to it.

    I love her work– it’s been a lot of fun for me to come home in the evenings and see the new work.

  135. 135.

    Tax Analyst

    @ #119 Cassidy said:

    If you got someone bothering your friends, or you, or other loved ones, I can convince them to go away or (possibly) relocate. Cover gas, a place to sleep and a decent meal w/ drinks and I’m good. I don’t do it for the money; it’s the art I love. But you’d have to wait until June time frame.

    Occupation: “Hired Muscle”??

    Question: Why “June”? Is that a tentative “Release Date”?

    lol

  137. 137.

    HRA

    @tesslibrarian:

    My director constantly praises the University of Georgia as soon as spring arrives in our chilly environment. I am going to give him your url. It’s guaranteed to put him in a good mood. Thanks for the info.

  140. 140.

    kay

    @cleek:

    Tell your wife I love her jewelry. I have to agonize for an absolute minimum of several weeks over the choices, but I will check back.

  143. 143.

    Tbone

    “Nuther lurker here. I play in an original bluegrass band in Denver. Just released a new CD. We’re the Acoustic Mining Company, and the CD is called Bad Season.

    Check out some clips on facebook:

    http://www.facebook.com/acousticminingcompany

    You can also buy Bad Season on a number of sites, including Itunes:

    http://www.not sure how to link to itunes, but search for the Acoustic Mining Company.com

    or CD Baby:
    http://www.cdbaby.com/Artist/TheAcousticMiningCompany

    If you’re in the Denver area, check us out sometime. We’re opening for some grammy winners saturday nite.

    Also, my sister in law makes some great jewlery:
    http://www.orsus.etsy.com

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    stacie

    My buddy Sirkka has just started making these very cool wallets out of numerous sheets of (repurposed) grocery bags. Fully recycled material and really stylish. She’s expanding her product offering now. I told her that she should advertise the wallets as Genuine 100% Human Skin, because they have a similar sort of feel. Seriously. But thick. Thick skinned wallets for humans, by a human. (Yeah, she didn’t let me write her slogan.)

  146. 146.

    Tax Analyst

    @ #143 Kay:

    kay
    @General Winfield Stuck:
    I’m dying to know how he…persuades them to relocate.

    Combat medic? Hmmm…”neck tourniquet”, maybe.

  147. 147.

    Lisa

    Still working my way through all these talented folks websites.

    Meredith Klinger: You are the bomb, girl.

  152. 152.

    General Winfield Stuck

    @lizzy: LOL

    You’re cool, it’s the FSM wordpress mind bend messin’ with ya. Your art is beautiful BTW!!

  158. 158.

    Kristine

    Science fiction author. My name links to my website, which contains sample chapters of all my books. Only the last book is still in print, but all are available as ebooks in multiple formats.

    I’m amazed at all the linkage here.

  166. 166.

    Sean Sean Scanlon

    I’ll join the list of lurkers who suddenly speak up. I focus primarily on landscape and travel photography. My self published book on India will be available shortly. My blog and gallery can be found at

    http://www.redinkphotography.com

    Sean

  170. 170.

    Steeplejack

    @patrick:

    Just want to say that it is great that you are out there supporting your kids in their “nonstandard” endeavors. Kudos, sir.

  172. 172.

    Cassidy

    @Tax Analyst: The next post hit it. I’m a Soldier and a Medic. June is because I’m getting home from Iraq in March. I’m not very artistically talented. Post was half spoof, and half just one of the things I’m good at. God, or whomever, has blessed some people with various abilities of creativity and vision. He, or whomever, gave me a chin and no fear….except heights. I don’t dig heights.

    @kay: Well, it’s usually pretty simple. Once you show a person what there life looks like with the bat, and then without the bat, they’ll usually go without the bat. Unfortunately, my misspent youth involved the bat a few times. Add in a healthy dose of PTSD and….

    In all seriousness, creative people are cool. Wish I could do it. Fortunately the wife can draw, so I get to teach the kids how to change tires, throw a jab, use a miter saw, etc. and she can teach the other stuff.

  173. 173.

    patrick

    @Steeplejack

    Thank you, but if you ever have artists for children it seems they are driven to it from an early age. I had no choice at all, so some time ago decided to do the best I could for them. They have grown up to be fine young people.

  174. 174.

    lizzy

    @Kristine – thanks for the heads up, problem fixed. Maybe that’s why I don’t get any feedback on my website ;)

    Thanks everyone for the kind words and thanks John (?) for cleaning up after me :-|

  176. 176.

    Paul in KY

    I’m not as talented as a whole lot of posters here evidently are.

    Some real cool shit. Kudos to all of you.

  177. 177.

    Paul in KY

    dakota, my sister has started making soap (and shampoo bars). They’re not ready to retail them yet.

    I’ve tried them & they’re really good. Especially the shampoo bars, will never be buying a bottle of shampoo again.

    Hopefully, when they get going (cause they want to sell them) I’ll get a link.

  179. 179.

    Tina

    Do you like hot sauces? I have a poster of an original painting that I did with a shelves of various hot sauces…the detail is very real and the colors are vibrant. Lots of my friends who love hot sauce (I don’t however) have bought the prints. The print is 18″ by 24″ and costs about $30. I can send you photo if you’re interested. I would even be willing to trade it for something, say like your advice on a blogging idea I have. Let me know if you’re interested!

  180. 180.

    Nutella

    @scav:

    Scav, I have a need for some geography assistance if you’ve got some time tonight or tomorrow. If you send me your e-mail address I’ll let you know what I need and you can give me a quote.

  181. 181.

    Aredubya

    @Anne Laurie: Thanks Anne! I’ll be sure to pass along the nice comments :) She’s having a show up here in Boston in early February, for anyone local/interested. Good times indeed.

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