Holding down the "so" in social media has brought me to the conclusion I feel I need more encouragement and peer resonance than I'm capable of engendering.
RT @NASA: Soyuz safely docked to space station at 5:18 pm EDT. Watch hatch open & welcome starting at 7:45 pm on NASA TV: http://www.nasa.gov/multime...
I've gotten to do cool things along the way, but this one took me by surprise. The ceremony will be out at Joshua Tree & we'll be staying in 29 Palms. Sounds like it will be beautiful.
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Still not done. Canned and packaged shelf-food, but some of it is YEARS past its "Best by" date. Heh. Glad I look before I eat, at least.
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"For many, what Giacometti saw, as embodied in his work, was the loneliness of man. Carola, who was a patient and student of the psychoanalyst and cultural theorist Jacques Lacan—also a friend of the sculptor’s—demurs: “Lacan teaches us not to interpret things. You cannot interpret Giacometti’s work from a psychological or philosophical point of view without trivialising it. All these interpretations of his work as symbolising human loneliness or alienation are too simplistic, taking no account of their truly unique nature. “If Alberto’s extraordinary and indescribably complex works carry a message,” she adds, “it is about respecting the existence of things outside ourselves, a joyous message of affection and friendship. This is why his sculpture speaks to everyone.”"
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If you're in the Arlington, VA area, check out the FREE! "Red Glory" hedge rose plants available for pick up at Bon Air Memorial Rose Garden. http://maps.google.com/maps... They are leaning against the small closet next to the garden. Since the roots were cut they will probably die back a bit when first planted. Next year they will do fine. Planted 1959!
"I decided that this might be the time to let the proverbial cat out of the bag, so-to-speak, about who I am and who DeeKay is. I have long been a photographer, focusing mostly on the great vanishing motel signs across America. The neon kind of the post-Depression and Googie era, but I rarely shoot them at night…I prefer them in their raw state, during the daytime so you can see their neglected and weathered state, great metal victims of the elements, rusting and peeling, broken neon… forgotten, decrepit and unloved. My photography is not something I talk about all that often; it’s a part of me, of my soul. In the world of adult, where every part of me is out there for the world to see, where I perform acts in front of a camera that most people don’t even speak of let alone attempt to do in the privacy and comfort of their bedrooms…and then add it the interviews and articles…and my radio show where everything from my porn adventures to my relationships (and then some) is all out there for the public to hear…well, my photography became sacred, something close to me, something I kept for myself. I felt that I deserved to keep it for me, it was special. It was mine."
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Thank you so very, very much, everyone, for your thoughts, prayers & condolences. I honestly believe I have been carried this far by each and every one of them. The show's not over yet, but I have been strengthened and encouraged by you all. Thank you again, so so very much. It really means a lot.
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Doctors say Mom's not responding to meds, and this morning, her condition has worsened to the point of near-catatonic non-responsiveness overall. Glad I got here in time last night to catch some of her before it got any worse. Dr also said he expects only 2-3 more days, but this could linger on for days or weeks, so we're setting up home hospice.
Packing to return to KCMO to be with brother and family as we gather together to give comfort to Mom. Words cannot describe my appreciation and gratitude for all your continuing thoughts & prayers thru the last several weeks & beyond; I am humbled by the outpouring of love and support from all around the world. May God bless us all.
As impossible (and unlikely) as it seems, according to the official record, as of 1:56 PM Central Time today, I will have been a mouth-breather for a full half-century. Quite frankly, if I'd known I was going to last this long, I might have actually come up with a plan.