RECOGNIZING ACHIEVEMENT“Observe yourself as you start to drift toward the internet, searching for confirmation that you suck, and then use that impetus as a signal to instead turn off your phone or internet connection and be messy in your art for an hour without the intention of making anything in particular.” ― Beth Pickens, Your Art Will Save Your Life On January 7th, 2000 I took a trip up River Road. These were the
MEET THE NEW YEAR, SAME AS THE OLD YEAR?“Now from where I sit this whole thing smells like its downwind from a cow barn on a hot June day!” ― Waylon Jennings 2021 is officially in the rearview mirror and we are now staring straight at the year 2022. Unfortunately, the latter is already starting to resemble the former. Once again COVID is raging and discussions have erupted over whether or not it is safe to open schools, and if we do, w
FEAR AND LOATHING IN THE POLITICAL THEATER“We fight for and against not men and things as they are, but for and against the caricatures we make of them.” ― Joseph A. Schumpeter, History of Economic Analysis December 17th. That’s when the last Dad Gone Wild post appeared. Over two weeks ago and to be honest, the break could have been