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Been busy, with many new projects in the works, and am moving the blog over to my website, as this will be my last post on Tumblr.
Have a great spring, and here's to a happy year! Cheers!
Been busy, with many new projects in the works, and am moving the blog over to my website, as this will be my last post on Tumblr.
Have a great spring, and here's to a happy year! Cheers!
From the Heart closing party, on Friday, March 28th, 8 - 10pm, with
50+ artists from around the world, and proceeds of sales going to Children's Heart Foundation.
Two of my pieces are on display, and I am donating my full percentage to the CHF charity.
Can't make it? You can also purchase works online by visiting this link.
Here's the last of my smut.
School of Hard Knocks (1970)
The Pleasure Machines (1977)
I Feel It Coming (1971)
Trader Hornee (1970)
All Men Are Apes! (1965)
Started a new blog that covers areas in NYC that folks don't normally visit, such as the oldest living being here: Alley Pond Park's Queens Giant.
For more entries, and monthly updates, visit the This Hidden City blog.
I did a small photography job for Larry Wessel's newest documentary Love.
For my work, Larry sent me a copy, and, after viewing, was so thrilled with his film, I had to write up a review over at IMDB.
I thought I'd share my words here as well, hoping to inspire a few to check it out.
I wrote:
"Beth Moore-Love is, to me, a rather unappreciated artist. Her work is spectacular; blazing in color, and containing a fascinatingly morbid tone. Most are unfamiliar with her paintings, so imagine the work of a less threatening Joe Coleman, with the sense of humor and style of Salvador Dali. Many of her paintings are vivid, yet personal, recreations of quite a number of grim moments in history, with a tad of added surrealism.
Admittedly, with a run time of 112 minutes, I didn't know what to expect, and how it could be so lengthy. As I watched, it became extremely clear, and not only do I now understand, but was pretty captivated the entire time.
While going into her history, as she personally goes through her past, she deconstructs quite a number of her works. Explaining what she used as muse and reference, as well as why. Seeing that her paintings are highly detailed, there is a lot of zooming into her work so as to vividly see the intricacies of her style and struggle. Her efforts pay off, as do Wessel's.
Additional anecdotes are provided by a handful who are (were) part of Moore-Love's life, including Dale Caudill, Murrugun the Mystic and Stu Mead. Their recollections are often a hoot, as well as informative on the creation of the art, and even art scene of the 90s through today.
I gave it 10 stars, as it was informative, and enlightening, but mostly because it was a really fun watch."
I will be part of the art show, New York Babylon, curated by Babylon Projects' Leonardo Casas, who put this together all the way from Chile, South America.
Opening March 5th,with live music, in Brooklyn at 721 Franklin Avenue. The works will be on display March 2 - 8 only, and other artists include Gea*, Shaun Partridge of the Partridge Family Temple, Casas himself, and a host of others.
I am happy to announce that the paperback version of my new book, THE LEAST SILENT OF MEN, is out now!
Orders are available for paperbacks, but the hardcovers are sold out.
More information is available at my website.
On a rainy and foggy Saturday, I went to the Washington Heights area of Manhattan, near Ft. Washington and Ft. Tryon Park, to check out the remains of a Catholic saint.
Located just off 190 Street, is the St. Frances X. Cabrini Chapel, which holds the body of the first American to be canonized by the Roman Catholic Church (in 1946).
Other than containing a mummified corpse, the building itself is no great feat of architecture, nor much of anything of interest, besides a few statues…
…and stained glass.
The body of Frances Xavier Cabrini (aka Mother Cabrini) was exhumed in 1933 (she died in 1917), and seeing it to be almost perfect, the congregation felt it to be a miracle, and placed her within a shrine, which was later re-designed by the architectural firm of De Sina & Pellegrino in 1957.
An interesting item of note is that the head of the good Mother isn't there anymore, as, when she was sainted, her skull was kept at the wacky Vatican, just as all the noggins of all other saints are.
I'm a part of a group art show held at the Wooster Street Social Club Gallery, titled From the Heart.
Valentine's Day, 43 Wooster Street, 5 to 9pm, along with many amazing artists from around the world (and free booze).
I will also be DJing the event, so bring your dance shoes.
Out soon, with preorders starting today!
The Least Silent of Men, a chapbook on the subject of silence (my experiences during a 30-day vow of silence).
In North America: $20 postage paid for trade paperback, signed, and limited to 333 copies, with a hardcover, which is limited to only 10 copies, signed, and comes with special DVD, for $50.
The book contains a forward by artist George Petros, a lengthy article on my experience, as well as a transcript of the communication book I carried for that month.
The cover is a play on Barbara Kruger's "Your Comfort", redesigned by me, and executed by tattoo artist Liorcifer. Preorders are now available, by sending amount via Paypal to firstname.lastname@example.com - if no Paypal, then please check out my website for more ordering info.
Overseas orders start Valentine's Day, and only paperback copies will be available.


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New measures to boost housing supply
Housing and planning minister Brandon Lewis has urged more councils to come forward and take advantage of new financial measures designed to help them build new affordable homes across England.
Report argues case for separate retirement housing use class
Regulations which require developers to provide affordable homes when building some retirement housing should be changed to boost housing supply for the UK's ageing population, a research report by property consultancy Knight Frank has proposed.
Consultation starts on English flood risk management plans
The Environment Agency has started consulting on 10 English draft flood risk management plans.
Blaby no longer designated as under performing
The Leicestershire council which was the first local authority to be designated as 'under performing' by the Government under a policy introduced last year has been released from the 'special measures' which meant major planning applications could be submitted direct to the Planning Inspectorate.
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Four offshore wind farms that could provide enough energy to power over 1.4 million Scottish homes have received development consent.
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Every year since I've made this blog, when we are during a fasting period, I am trying to post some delicious yet proper recipes for each fasting period. So, for today, a
Every year since I've made this blog, when we are during a fasting period, I am trying to post some delicious yet proper recipes for each fasting period. So, for today, a
On November 15, 2013, was the beginning of this year's Nativity Fast. The Nativity Fast is one of the four Canonical Fasting Seasons in the Church year. This is a joyous fast in anticipation of the Nativity of Christ.
In the weeks between now and December 25, we prepare themselves to celebrate the birth in the flesh of our Lord Jesus Christ.
So, from now on, my blog posts will be mostly about the Nativity fast. Feel free to send me anything related to the fasting, your preparations, any fasting recipes and anything else you want!
Everyone, have a joyous fasting period! Glory to God!
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Thank you very much for your kind comments! It's really difficult for me to answer to all these questions that keep coming and coming, but I sincerely try :)
Sure, here is the link of the blog where I found the quote.
Also, in case you are interested, I found for you some more links about the Nativity Fast, that has started since November 15:
Orthodox Christmas resource page
The Divine Forty Liturgies and the Nativity Fast
How are we to prepare for the Nativity?
Guidelines for the Nativity Fast
If you need anything else, just ask :)
God bless you!
…By our fasting we are reminded that this is not simply the birth of a baby, but God being united with man. It is the moment when the unchangeable is joined with the changeable, eternal life with mortal life, He who holds the universe in His hand and who created all comes in the flesh for our salvation.
- An excerpt from the "Nativity Fast" article
Many of you that visit Ancient Faith Radio daily may have noticed a podcast series called "Food, Faith and Fasting".
One of the podcasts is called "Fasting alone". So, what do you do when you are the only one in your home who is fasting? You have become Orthodox and your spouse has not, or you live with people who simply do not fast. What are some strategies for you to keep the fast?
Really useful for many of us, as we are already in the 9th day of the Nativity fast!


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At NRO, Frank Miniter examines what the billionaires contributing to gun control groups hope to accomplish, and the playbook they're using:
In a section labeled "Overall Messaging Guidance," the guide gives its number-one "Key Messaging Principle": "Always focus on emotional and value-driven arguments about gun violence, not the political food fight in Washington or wonky statistics." It further explains this strategy by saying, "It's critical that you ground your messaging around gun violence in prevention by making that emotional connection." Its second key principle is: "Tell stories with images and feelings." The guide says, "Our first task is to draw a vivid portrait and make an emotional connection. We should rely on emotionally powerful language, feelings and images to bring home the terrible impact of gun violence." They realize they've lost the rational and empirical debates about what really stops gun violence and instead want the debate enflamed by emotion.
That's ever the way, of course; you can't win the argument with rational facts, so legislate by emotions.
Isn't this the tack they take with virtually EVERYTHING? After all, it's for the children!
Or correctly, To What Is This World Coming?
I was waiting out back (the parking lot) behind our townhome for J. to arrive from work and collect me. We had scheduled a dinner out.
Then, I heard a sharp, crunching noise. Then I heard it again. I looked to my 4:00, and there were two misguided youths
undisciplined criminal vandals next to the North block wall of the complex. Taking turns kicking it with side kicks (!), and pointing to the ever-increasing weak spots in the wall's construction!
I immediately yelled at them to stop.Their response was to look at their shoes, mumble "Sorry", and then hurriedly climb over the section of the now destabilized wall. If I'd been smarter, I'd have gotten closer and taken cell phone photos of them to show the homeowner's association and the police.
Shortly thereafter, J arrived, and I asked her to drive North to the next turn in, to see if I could spot them. I wasn't able to get a good face photo.
I've been told that section of wall is vandalized and has been repaired regularly, for years. (It's a short-cut from various schools.)
The question is, should I bother notifying the authorities (the local police and homeowner's association) or, since no one else seems to care and they just keep repairing the wall, should I just forget about it?
It's one of those 'he said – yutes said' situations…
PS – (now, to sound like an old man): When I was a kid, it never even occurred to me to damage anyone else's property, let alone trespass! I got in serious trouble for walking across the corner of a neighbor's lawn – by about two feet – when my Dad saw me.
These clowns obviously never heard the phrase' life, liberty and property' in history class!
(from Facebook)
They don't practice outside the box.
I wrote earlier this month regarding my two years of formal training in martial arts. Not much, I know. About 15 years later, I actively shot in I.P.S.C. – style competition for about a year. There is a similarity in these disciplines.
Most martial arts training (I'm speaking of Asian-based) begins with a set position. A formal stance from which one begins – either 'sparring' (usually play-acting as through striking one's opponent), or kata (aka forms), going-through-the-motions as if encountering an opponent. Shadow boxing. Responding to an imaginary adversary.
And I.P.S.C. (and it's later permutations) of active 'combat' shooting competition usual does the same thing. One starts in a particular place, with particular equipment, in a particular position. Then the whistle blows. (At least U.S.P.S.A. and I.D.P.A. have done some evolution!)
The problem in both these situations is muscle memory. We revert to that which we were trained to do. One responds to a fist to the face by an outward-extended block, trapping the arm and stepping in with a counter strike. One sees one's adversary present a pistol in one's direction, and the response is immediate – Grip, Clear, Click, Smack, Sight – or some variant, as one moves into Isosceles or Weaver – feet into the 'correct' position to respond.
WRONG. At least wrong in the real world.
Training is good. Dry practice, repetitive presentations, trigger control, sight alignment, the compressed-surprise break. Even practiced stances and grips. All good. Competition is good, especially active competition as opposed to just punching holes in paper, dueling-style. But, those are not enough, and can set in some dangerous muscle-memory habits!
Remember they used to say in malfunction clearance drills Tap, Rack, Bang? They changed it to Tap, Rack, Assess, because some folks had malfs, cleared their firearm and came out shooting. Reflexively.
The same thing applies in our training. If we train to respond with B follows A – bad things are happening, we must attain our proper stance and grip, and use both hands, and have our feet correct – we won't have the time to find cover and respond appropriately. We will be dead.
The venerable Bruce Lee called kata vertical death – because it set a pattern of muscle memory and took unneeded time. Don't just practice B follows A – try presenting and shooting weak handed, from prone and supine, and in a chair; and holding a heavy sack in your strong hand. If someone send a fist to your face, don't automatically do a 'standard' response. Dodge the fist simultaneously doing a stop kick.
Think outside the box! Armed or unarmed.
On the street, no one will announce, "Shooter ready?!"
Fill Yer Hands recently blogged regarding a minor phenomena I've seen more and more of. And, frankly, have heard about for years.
You're a gun owner – why don't you join the NRA or the SAF or some other pro-rights organization and put your money-where-your-mouth is?
Because I don't want to be on a list.
You think that mouthing off in your local watering hole about the President or his policies, or buying firearms and ammunition, or prepping, or posting comments on the Internet haven't already gotten someone's attention?
It's been widely reported that the 'temporary' NICS background check files have been (illegally) saved by the FBI, and every time a licensed gun shop goes under, they are required to ship all their filed Federal Forms 4473 to the BATFE. We suspect there's a huge database, although we've no positive proof.
How about the DHS Watch Lists when flying, or taking a train, or traveling abroad? Or the NSA monitoring all the email traffic electronically, looking for key words like 'guns' in messages?
Personally, I suspect there has always been a list, and I involuntarily was added to it upon my first 'papered' firearm purchase. And my ranting in this blog (and as a commenter on other blogs) about libertarianism, the Constitution, Gun Rights, Civil Liberties and various government abuses probably has made my file thicker.
But, I don't care. Why? If indeed there are concerted efforts to monitor the actions and locations of possible threats (e.g. gun owners and free-thinking people) I'm probably at the head of the line. Not only am I a gun owner and speak out about it, I've spoken publicly about the JFK assassination.
If there indeed IS a list, and we as a nation cross the Rubicon, I'll never make to the camps…
(quietly removes tin-foil hat and skulks away…)
Many bloggers have been posting of late regarding the ongoing elimination of rights by the government. I've been one of the folks posting. And, with the exception of the occasional 'troll', I'm pretty much preaching to the choir.
And sometimes that's appropriate. We need to support and reaffirm one another.
BUT, what does one do with the community outside the 'church'? Friends, co-workers, family who are not gun owners, who don't participate in the gun culture, who either are neutral about firearms or just a little uneasy with them?
We need them, as well.
Those people who don't see that when some folks rights are taken away, all rights are on the table for removal.
I've one friend, a libertarian, who understands The Constitution and The Bill of Rights and all that. I've even taken him shooting. Just doesn't interest him. He's not anti, just not a supporter. A close relative who knows I'd be happy to bring her into the world of guns; to train her and help her to be more self-protective. But she fears her own temper, so she won't consider it.
We need these folks, if not in our gun corner, in our political corner.
How do we do that?
Anybody? Bueller? Bueller?
Former Representative Gabrielle Giffords, and her husband astronaut Mark Kelly have walked a long path together. With the Nation watching.
She was shot and seriously wounded (and six others killed) in a Tucson assassination attempt. Her recovery has been brave, to say the least.
Now she and her husband are launching a group to "launch a national dialogue and raise funds to counter influence of the gun lobby."
"In response to a horrific series of shootings that has sown terror in our communities, victimized tens of thousands of Americans, and left one of its own bleeding and near death in a Tucson parking lot, Congress has done something quite extraordinary – nothing at all," the pair wrote in an editorial published Tuesday on their site and in USA Today. (emphasis Guffaw)
Americans For Responsible Solutions
If they were indeed looking for responsible solutions, a national dialogue, wouldn't including the NRA and other like-minded organizations in the discussion be appropriate? Isn't that what the Left is always touting, discussion before taking action? Inclusion?
To me, responsible sounds an awful lot like reasonable when it comes to Gun Control. As in "we need reasonable gun control". As if the previously-enacted thousands of laws and regulations aren't enough. If we can pass just one more law…
And, of course, criminals don't obey laws!
They've certainly a right to their opinion. They've been on a public tour; went to Newtown, Connecticut; met with NYC Mayor Bloomberg – an anti-rights freak if there ever was one. Had a Big-Gulp, greasy fries or a smoke in NY, lately? Nanny Bloomberg is watching you!
And we've a right to our opinion. No thank you, Ms. Gifford and Mr. Kelly. "Include me out" as film mogul Samuel Goldwyn is to have said.
h/t NBC News
Much hullabaloo has been made since Bob Costas made an ill-advised political statement during Sunday Night Football. I'd not seen it; I'm not a football fan.
As I understand it he said both the NFL football player who killed his girlfriend, and she would still be with us, if it weren't for the tool used – a gun.
Tell that to Nicole Brown Simpson.
A good friend of mine passed suddenly, almost a year ago. While his wife and I were never close, I check in with her from time-to-time, to make certain she's 'okay'. At least, doing as best as she can. Holidays are always tough for such folks. I know.
Mark loved guns, and loved shooting. I was proud to have him for a student and a friend. But his wife just never understood the appeal of firearms. They frightened her, and she had no desire to educate herself to work through her fear. After his passing, she gave Mark's guns and gun stuff to her gunnie son-in-law. A good choice, except, of course, now she has none.
Both Mr. Costas and Mark's wife have the right to their opinions, as we do to ours. The ability to have differing opinions is one of the things which makes our Nation great. It's too bad neither person took the opportunity to educate themselves past their fears.
I fear for Mark's wife, living alone in a large house, with no protection at all. Their ridgeback died a couple years ago. I've no such fears for Mr. Costas – the network probably provides him with armed security, so he'll be alright.
The Smallest Minority shares with us a tale…
Old Aviators and Old Airplanes….
This is a good little story about a vivid memory of a P-51 and its pilot, by a fellow who was 12 years old in Canada in 1967. It was to take to the air. They said it had flown in during the night from some U.S. Airport, the pilot had been tired.
It is a tale as described above, told with heart, and with truth. Kevin's friend Dave further states:
I know we still retain the possibility to be again what we once were, but I'm afraid that entropy will win in the end. The culture of a nation reflects the philosophy of that nation, and ours is no longer that of John Locke and Adam Smith, but rather Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Immanuel Kant and Karl Marx, when it isn't just "…a junk heap of unwarranted conclusions, false generalizations, undefined contradictions, undigested slogans, unidentified wishes, doubts and fears, thrown together by chance, but integrated by your subconscious into a kind of mongrel philosophy and fused into a single, solid weight: self doubt, like a ball and chain in the place where your mind's wings should have grown" as Ayn Rand put it.
Please visit the TSM link above and read the whole essay. And perhaps get a little misty, as did I.
Thanks, Kevin (and his friend Dave)!
Washington's Blog 'suggests' that a false flag scenario may be headed our way. (for the uninitiated, a false flag is a reported inflammatory action by another, warranting a response, usually ending in military action. It turns our that the inflammatory action never actually happened – The Gulf of Tonkin incident which precipitated the Vietnam War is a good example. Saddam Hussein proceeding toward nuclear munitions has been held by some as another, although that debate continues).
What I fear the most is a false flag – something happening where one of our ships goes down, or there's a plane that goes down, and of course it HAD to be the Iranians, you know, for sure, for certain. – Ron Paul
Daniel Ellsberg – the famous Pentagon Papers whistleblower – said "if there is another terror attack, "I believe the president will get what he wants", which includes war with Iran.
Former high-level CIA officer Michael Scheuer – who was the head of the CIA unit tasked with capturing Bin Laden – says that Israel or Saudi Arabia could be setting up Iran as a way to foment war 3
Of course, Iran isn't the only issue ripe for exploitation. Immigration? The Drug War? Gun Control? (oh, wait, they already used Fast & Furious as an excuse for more gun control!)
Go to the link and read the entire post.
The question then becomes, in this instantaneous Internet age, if 'something' appears to have come down the pike, is it real, or something gamed-up to force our hand? And, if a false flag, by whom? Will we have the time for educated second-guessing?
And whose agenda is being served?