Tired

dang Flat Out tired.

'Flat Out' - Bob Kuhn. Acrylic.

the night was dark. you needed some light. you needed a bottle. suddenly...

a ghost story in one act.

The Apparition Award To Be Announced This Weekend!

and the emails keep piling in. thank you.

why we will never live elsewhere - i think

You are made up of 2 thirds water. You are a wet one. Aren't You?



To stay healthy, you need to continually replenish your fluid supply. Experts recommend drinking approximately two quarts (64 ounces or about eight glasses) of water each day. Of course, if you live in an extremely hot or cold area — or if you exercise a lot — you may need to drink a gallon or more of water every day.

- wonderopolis.org

Current World Population - 7.2 Billion

1 Gallon Water x 7.2 Billion Folks = 7.2 Billion Gallons Water Per Day.

365 days = 1 Year.

7.2 billion Gallons of Water x 365 Days =

Two Trillion Six Hundred Twenty-Eight Billion Gallons Of Water Per Year.

that's all of us folks for one year. now what about a shower, a shave, the lawn, the pool and your water bed? 

um,,, maybe we should concentrate on that blue planet. the third one from the sun. maybe we should stop pretending we could be somewhere else out there. face it. we are on our own, drinking lots of water, on our own little planet.

I know what you're thinking. 'maybe just a few of us can live elsewhere' - You know, that's what I was thinking too.

the APPARITION = the one i would cut out of a book, put in a pocket and return to the earth with...

relay your interpretation of the above words by:

: Ezra Pound 

Poet

Ezra Weston Loomis Pound was an American expatriate Modernist poet and critic. His contribution to literature began with his co-establishment of the Imagism movement, which marked a call for a return ... Wikipedia

Born: October 30, 1885, Hailey, ID

Died: November 1, 1972, Venice, Italy

Spouse: Dorothy Shakespear (m. 1914)

Children: Omar Pound, Mary de Rachewiltz

Awards: Bollingen Prize

and receive an award.

all i need is you to email your thoughts to tombalderas@gmail.com.

i will post the email that hits home with me the most.

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if these rules aren't clear enough - it's not my fault.

don't take this contest or yourself to seriously.

enjoy.

painting courtesy of Mr. Claude Monet

the guy who hated b. clinton

and who incidentally stood up for the old lady.

h. Thompson.

http://youtu.be/ccyu44rsaZo

Go left

The economy of brush stroke strikes to the heart of matter - go left...simple as that.

Painting courtesy: David Charlton.

Mr. Charlton is a sacred soul, a man with few needs especially when it comes to painting.

Please contact me if you are interested in acquiring a fine example of Mr. Charlton's work.

Inquiries: tombalderas@gmail.com

when you're up you're up when you're down you're down

if you're not you're nothing

Wings

http://youtu.be/JzL7DcEFFC0

Rockshow.

the man Leica was made for...

Henri Cartier-Bresson

Photographer

Henri Cartier-Bresson was a French photographer considered to be the father of photojournalism. He was an early adopter of 35 mm format, and the master of candid photography.

- wikipedia

link here to watch and listen to the men

 

'All Things Painting'

The soft launch. And away we go.

http://tombalderasfineart.blogspot.com

An experience

Through the darkness is a window into the lightness.

The studio of Pat Macri.

there are really only two profound moments in a mortal life

choose what happens between the two wisely...

A life like this

Is for the dogs. Just ask Grumpy George. On second thought you're best to leave him alone.

There is never finish - There is only development

"Motion Picture Soundtrack" 

Red wine and sleeping pills
Help me get back to your arms
Cheap sex and sad films
Help me get where I belong

I think you're crazy, maybe
I think you're crazy, maybe

Stop sending letters
Letters always get burned
It's not like the movies
They fed us on little white lies

I think you're crazy, maybe
I think you're crazy, maybe

I will see you in the next life

[Early version has a second verse:]

Beautiful angel
Pulled apart at birth
Limbless and helpless
I can't even recognize you

I think you're crazy, maybe [x6]

I will see you in the next life

click the links below and listen to the development of a cherished one

Motion Picture Soundtrack - Rare Demo Version


Motion Picture Soundtrack - Earliest Version

Motion Picture Soundtrack - Album Release Version

there are so many ways to get there...

yes there are

fly, hover, walk, skip, 

 elevator, cycle, wander, imagine,

fast, slow, crawl, 

style, by night, 

 gased,

wet, 

 in fear,

experiment,


                    ...just get there in one piece

take some time, turn out the lights, light the candles, and hit play

allow the two of you to become one

“With every day, and from both sides of my intelligence, the moral and the intellectual, I thus drew steadily nearer to the truth, by whose partial discovery I have been doomed to such a dreadful shipwreck: that man is not truly one, but truly two.”

― Robert Louis Stevenson, L'estrany Cas Del Dr. Jekyll I Mr. Hyde

Listen to the wonderful story of two selves, good and evil, love and hate, fear and courage. just click the link below.

click HERE

when the lion roars

you might wish you were back at the PETTING ZOO

-

Faces of Death

no matter how you slice and dice

Sophia and the Sorrel

Breed Characteristics

The American Quarter Horse has unique features that make it specially suited for a variety of tasks.

Just what is an American Quarter Horse?

If you have ever seen a horse in one of rodeo's timed events, been along for work on a ranch or watched a Western on the big or small screen, 9 times out of 10 you have witnessed an American Quarter Horse.

These heavily muscled, compact horses could run a short distance over a straightaway faster than any other horse, and the fastest were called Celebrated American Quarter Running Horses by English colonists in the 1600s.  In 1940 a registry was formed to preserve the breed which officially became the American Quarter Horse.

There are 17 recognized colors of American Quarter Horses including the most prominent color of sorrel (brownish red). The others are bay, black, brown, buckskin, chestnut, dun, red dun, gray, grullo, palomino, red roan, blue roan, bay roan, perlino and cremello.

It's interesting to note that the quarter-mile is still the most popular distance for racing American Quarter Horses, and the best blaze the 440 yards in 21 seconds or less.

Pulled from the pages at:

http://www.aqha.com/About/Content-Pages/The-American-Quarter-Horse/Breed-Characteristics.aspx

I couldn't agree more

a puzzling poem

What do you see
In Love?

Morning
-
Mourning

When - About
Waking up

In days ahead

What is it
In Loves eyes?

A Speck
-
A Log

When - About
Hope went silent
Falling in the night

A young girl
Who could
Have been

Named Hate?

Got me 2

Decker descendants of King Henry

Flike and Flow

TEMPERAMENT: 

     He makes an excellent guard, companion, and house dog and is good with children. His ease of training and innate instincts makes the Rats unsurpassed hunters and ratters. They don't really mind getting their feet wet and many enjoy swimming, hiking very content playing with their own toys. He hides nothing being confident around other animals large and small. The Rat is a dog that commands respect but absolutely adores his family. He is eager to please bonding, sociable and sensitive. It is never a yippee type of dog but quick to sound an alarm when he senses something new. They are enthusiast upon his peoples arrival showering them with kisses, affection, love and loyalty. He is basically pleasant and easy to get along with. At ease at home relaxing with his master doing well with the family, hardy enough to with stand a child's roughest play. Though their tendencies are not to bark, when alerted or treeing they voice with a coarse bark. Their average lifespan is 15 to 16 years. The most solid attribute  is an undying will to please their master and a need to be near him. With this strong willingness to please, the teaching of aggressive behavior should be avoided at all costs.

More including this article at:

http://deckerratterrier.nrta.com

i told you so...

...and now he's dead. be-care-full of what you say. yeah right. you know me better than that!

            kent - the man in the know

the hottie and the player


illuminati class of 1964 - come on do you really think they know how to play basketball? does that old man with the tie really look like a coach to you? 

 the patsy tells all...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oLDXQO3zJow