friday was a...

friday was a beautiful day, i ended up taking a half day from work, and met my folks for a fish fry in the afternoon (i did not do it for good friday or anything like that, i just like (free) fish) in my home town. it was held at a local bar called the city club (i use to mow the lawn there as a kid). i ran into sever people i graduated with, one of whom is my 3rd cousin staci, the other was a jock in my grade named tim. i knew i should have known who staci was but her name just wasn't coming to mind. basically i just said hi to her. i talked to tim a bit more, found out he is married with kids and works at the furniture store in town, makes me happy that i moved on from the small town life...it was nice to hang out with the folks and have good fish and the like, but it was nice to get home early and go out with my friends later that nighthere is my mom, posing as a diva:my dad does not like his photo taken, so i had to get him when he was not looking:overview of the bar:

this painting is from last weekend

the white area is a bit of a light yellowuntitledoil on canvasapprox size 12 x 9 inchesfor salesold

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Art is offensive. It ought to be forbidden to ignorant innocents, never allowed into contact with those not sufficiently prepared. Yes, art is dangerous. - Pablo Picasso

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last thing for this day

one more reflect

because i am a tard

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a raprieve

minnesota is now in full tilt on spring and i am loving it, yesterday was our first 70's degree day. the trees are just starting to bud and by later today or tomorrow there will be a beautiful green haze in the trees. so yesterday i took a half day off. got home at 12, by 12:30 i was biking around the lakes, down the greenway, to downtown, to the walker, then to the commuter bike trail which took me past hidden beach on ceder lake, then back to the other lakes back home. hour and a half was the total time, then there was some dinking around the house (laundry and the like) and then off to happy hour, few beers out side watching people, it was stellar, then off to uptown for a little walking around, i also bought the new modern painters.today i wish i was off again but i think i will take friday off (half day i think) to go to a fish fry with the folks in my home town, but i am not sure about that yet either. tonight i shall do taxes, and lay low

wood frogs

this video has wood frogs cherpping away, they are not doing there haunting song but i am happy this sign of spring is upon us here...little pond at the park i hike in at lunch time...video here

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