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Space 1026 Annual Art Auction

Space 1026 Annual Art Auction

I Just got an email from Space 1026 gallery in Philadelphia about there... more >
I Just got an email from Space 1026 gallery in Philadelphia about there Annual Art Auction this Saturday with an auction preview on Friday. If you're in the area check it out. Artists that donated work include Zoe Strauss, Jim Houser, Bill McRight, Steve Powers, Rich Jacobs, Isaac Lin, Tim Gough, Luke Ramsey, Matt Furie,...
My AdSense Money Plan

My AdSense Money Plan

This blog isn't about making money, it's for writing about things I'm interested... more >
This blog isn't about making money, it's for writing about things I'm interested in. With the time I spend on it I actually loose money. I've been using Google AdSense for a couple of years now just to give me something I can use to re-invest in the blog and my own artwork. As a...
My Baby Daughter!

My Baby Daughter!

With over 3/4 of our family and friends guessing that we would have... more >
With over 3/4 of our family and friends guessing that we would have a boy God decided to go against the majority. Today at the ultrasound when we found out we were having a girl my first thought was that I don't know anything about them. Watching that baby wiggle around inside my wife was...

2011 Mediocrity

Once in a while I’ll click on one of those Facebook ads that... more >

Once in a while I’ll click on one of those Facebook ads that pop up. I clicked on this one and was pleasantly surprised.  The link brings you to a site done by Subaru for the 2011 Mediocrity. It’s is a…

Ground Zero and New Construction

Ground Zero and New Construction

I heard recently that the Empire State Building only took 1 year and... more >
I heard recently that the Empire State Building only took 1 year and 45 days to build, the Golden Gate bridge took just over four years and the Hover Damn took about 5. When I heard these factoids I was amazed. Construction on the new World Trade Center, named One World Trade Center (a name...
Long weekend in NYC

Long weekend in NYC

Meg and I spent the last three days in New York city, walking... more >
Meg and I spent the last three days in New York city, walking around, drinking coffee and seeing the sites. I'll have a post or two coming up based on what we did and I'll be putting up some shots on Public Rest too. Anyway here are two photos I took at London based All...

My Favorite Show (at the moment)

Fringe

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Fringe

Fringe is now part way into its third season. I’ve been following it pretty much since the series started. There are a lot of reasons why. The story line, like all good science fiction is simple on the…

SEIL Bag

I would totally use something like this for my ride home from work this fall/winter... more >

I would totally use something like this for my ride home from work this fall/winter (I don’t bike much in the winter if at all if I were being honest). The bag could use a chest strap and the blinker controles…

Furniture from Gyms

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baseline old

baseline edition

Meg and I have a credenza we bought at the Goodwill soon after we moved into the house. We don’t really love it or hate, it just fills a necessity at the moment. I...

Type on a Plane

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Type on plane

I attended the Westfield International Air Show this weekend. I thought it might be interesting to take some photos of typefaces on the planes.

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The Art of the Steal

Albert Barnes

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Albert Barnes

The Art of the Steal

I’m a recent convert to Netflix. We’ve had it about 4 months now. It’s a bit of a blessing and a curse. A curse because there are better...

Painting on an iPad


I saw this video on Gizmodo. On June 21, David Kassan... more >


I saw this video on Gizmodo. On June 21, David Kassan streamed a live finger painting on an iPad. I’m not sure I like the idea of painting on an iPad, but it is pretty amazing. I would…

MGMT Video

Just saw this video the other day and thought I’d share. The song... more >

Just saw this video the other day and thought I’d share. The song is pretty good, but the video is a lot of fun.
You can check out the site here.

Art All State 2010

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Cutting the Funnel

Another Memorial Day weekend at Art All State. The 2010 Art All State at the Worster Art Museum was another great experience. For those who are not familiar, Art All State is a like the high school championship for art students…

Steve Jobs Talks about Flash

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Thoughts on Flash

Stevesie recently wrote down some thoughts about why Apple does not allow Flash on it’s mobile devices. I have to say he has some good arguments. The strange thing for me though is the title of the letter. Thoughts

I’m Here Robots By Spike Jones

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I'm Here movie poster

I’m Here, the short Spike Jones film is now available to watch in it’s entirety. I just watched it and really enjoyed it. The styling is very Spike Jones. Over all it’s a good love story with a good…

My Experience with Apple’s Time Capsule

Time Capsule

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Time Capsule

I’ve been looking for a back up solution that would work for both my wife and I for awhile. When I first got my big old iMac I used Time Machine (Apple’s auto back up) with an external hard…

L.L. Bean Signature Collection

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L. L. Beam Signature

Men's Signature Collection

Women's Signature Collection

With L.L. Bean’s faithful babyboomer and beyond customers increasing in years they have wisely added...

Luke Painter Animations

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Fortress of Solitude

Atwater

Luke Painter is a Toronto artist with some nice simply styled flash animations. I really liked the Fortress of Solitude animation. The green circles are great. I’ve been working with circles...