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  • The Scream

    Lent- Day 7: Suffering as muse.

        “No longer shall I paint interiors, and people reading, and women knitting. I shall paint living people who breathe and feel and suffer and love—I shall paint a number of…

  • The Scream

    Lent- Day 7: Suffering as muse.

        “No longer shall I paint interiors, and people reading, and women knitting. I shall paint living people who breathe and feel and suffer and love—I shall paint a number of…

  • Kanye-West-4

    Lent- Day 3: A chasing after the wind.

      (Marie Claire)     Last week, as Kanye West’s post-Grammy rant went viral, my brother Joe sent me a simple text:     We can only wish that Kanye would stop…

  • Kanye-West-4

    Lent- Day 3: A chasing after the wind.

      (Marie Claire)     Last week, as Kanye West’s post-Grammy rant went viral, my brother Joe sent me a simple text:     We can only wish that Kanye would stop…

  • blindness1

    Can other people’s expectations change your reality?

      (Source)   I just finished a recent This American Life podcast and it really touched me. As a disabled person, I could relate to the main subject of the hour, Daniel…

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    Some Sunday Stuff: December 21st.

    The original Hollywood Bad Girl, Mae West. (IMDB)     Hello All! Another week flew by, and I feel like I’ve barely done much. I’ve got most of my Christmas shopping done,…

  • Gibson Girl by Charles Dana Gibson

    Some Sunday Stuff: November 30th.

    Happy Sunday. I hope you had a great Thanksgiving. Ours was quiet, and actually involved not a single traditional Thanksgiving dish. No turkey, sweet potatoes, mashed potatoes, pumpkin or sweet potato pie.…

  • David-Hasselhoff-002

    Some Sunday Stuff: November 9th.

    Hello! Another week just flew by for me. I’m doing okay- I did come down with a little infection, but I’m almost through with the antibiotics and am feeling better. At the…

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    Transfiguring life.

    (Source)   Yesterday was the Feast of The Transfiguration of Jesus, a day observed by millions of Christians worldwide. The story can be found in the Gospels of Matthew, Mark and Luke.…

  • Some Saturday Stuff: August 2nd.

    Happy Saturday. I can’t believe we’re into August already. Time really does fly, and pretty independent of how much fun a person is having.   I wanted to start this post off…