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Bother 2 whole birds AND a tree with this one (1) easy tune
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Determinedly the scholar again turned a corner in the library. No time to rest now. RELEVANT DATA could be here. One after another he picked volumes of a conference proceedings series from the shelf; he held their hard covers with his knuckles white, quickly eyeing through index after index. RELEVANT DATA could be anywhere…
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Maxfield Parrish (1870-1966) - Little Brook Farm (Sunup)
Oil on panel. Painted in 1942.
22.9 x 18.6 inches, 58.1 x 47.3 cm. Estimate: US$1,200,000-1,800,000.
To be sold Sotheby's, New York, 16 May 2024.
The farmhouse was located in Plainfield, New Hampshire. 'Sunup' is an American English term. Not really used in the UK, if it was we'd stick a hyphen in it.
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Horse girl book but it's about a middle-aged man and his forklift.
Mike quietly approached the little yellow propane-powered Hyster that sat in a dark corner of the warehouse. "Hey there," he said. "Foreman said we could work together. Would you like that?" He noticed a lot of dings and scratches, but the tires were solid, the mast and forks straight and true. "He said you didn't have a name, though. Everyone needs a name, I think. Could I give you a name?" He gently patted the A-pillar. "How about Ellie? Is it okay if I call you Ellie?
"Easy, girl," said Mike. "This place is full of blind corners. We have to go slow through here, and stop at all the doorways. That's how we keep people safe." The purr of Ellie's engine dropped as she decelerated for a corner. "And always let them know you're coming." He tapped the horn and she beeped cheerfully. Mike smiled. He knew they were going to make a great team.
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another object i'll have at seattle art book fair this weekend (may 11-12) -- this is "A Longitudinal Study of Deadwood Function in Lowland Forest Ecosystems", it is approximately 2.5" x 30", and it comes inside a (paper) log!
i'll be at table 78 (under Snack Break Studio) with some pals, please stop by and say hi!!
funny how pushing "lots of people are massively incompetent, it's a miracle our entire society hasn't collapsed yet" far enough actually really yields "actually so many people are massively incompetent that clearly it actually mostly doesn't matter at all for keeping society rolling". institutional antifragility is real
think the thing here is that cultural evolution is evolution, and as such is only required to deliver results, vs. has no obligation to produce societies where it would be apparent to us as their members what really is and isn't important for keeping the lights on the show rolling. even if we do in fact want to at least try that (and will probably be often incompetent at it)
best editorial decision I've seen in a good while
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My latest cartoon for New Scientist
Maxfield Parrish (American, 1870-1966), View at Val San Zibio, Near Battaglia, 1904. Oil on paper laid down on board, 17 x 11 ½ in.
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my favorite type of tags is "not [something this user is obsessed about and dedicated a blog to]".
today one of my drawings was reblogged with a "not industrial machinery" tag. blows you a kiss. i love you
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Piero Guccione (Italian, 1935 - Modica 2018)
Beach after dark, 1993
Colored pastels on paper, 32 x 23 cm