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January 1st, 2007

For Your Consideration

1) W. David Jenkins III – Who is this? All I know is he wrote an incredible essay titled: “Bush Breakdown Dead Ahead?” – - – - It sneaks up on you, because the title indicates it’s something of a word-jumble riffing on something you’ve already read many times, but get a few paragraphs into it and the music starts getting louder. Bravo! I put up a link to his work (the layout of deadissue will be receiving a makeover…nothing drastic, but the organization isn’t working for me anymore…suggestions are welcome).

2) This one reminds me of the sexual harrassment scenes in Anchorman, specifically the one when Ms. Corningstone is reading the news for the first time and the street reporter is down to his undies off camera doing a jig, with the sports guy beside him, palms out flat with his cowboy hat on…“Mosque Plans Trigger Neighbor’s Pig Races”…definitely worth a read, if for nothing but the explaination by the homeowner of why he’s not canceling the festivities.

3) “Fossils are a great embarrassment to Evolutionary theory and offer strong support for the concept of Creation.” (Dr. Gary Parker, Ph.D., Biologist/paleontologist and former Evolutionist) Source

4) Projection: radar says “Whether you are an evolutionist or a creationist is largely about philosophical worldview rather than scientific fact.”

Al: I view the Bible and Koran as literature. On matters of science I side with technology and what it enables us to discover. It’s been on my mind lately…I think my seasonal depression steers interest away from politics and towards religion for some reason. Hope everyone’s year was worth remembering, and if it wasn’t, good luck in 2007!

Posted by Al Swearengen in Words

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3 Responses to “For Your Consideration”

  1. bernie kosar says:

    I love the Realist school in the art world, the pursuit of knowledge using the scientific method. The details of ordinary life are depicted without the dramatic zeal of artistic license. Yet, there is still an awestruck reaction, as if the event portrayed on the canvas is unimaginable . One of my favorite paintings of the era was Thomas Eakin’s “Gross Clinic”

    http://www.artchive.com/artchive/E/eakins/gross_clinic.jpg.html

  2. Al Swearengen says:

    Awestruck reaction…count me in. That was true to its title.

    The fact that these men were all wearing their normal clothes struck me as scary…with the man at the desk in back just working on paperwork, incredible…I don’t know much about art, but for my tastes, this one is great because it provides a snapshot of a scene in the past, one that makes a modern-day viewer such as myself cringe, yet regardless of the ho-hum expressions on the faces contained within, I have no doubt that the hearts of these men are very much involved, and in spite of the sinister impression I have when looking at it, once my eyes are diverted, my impression completely changes, in fact…at this very moment I’m rather fond of the men in that picture, proud actually.

    I need to expose myself to more art. The post-modern exhibits at the few galaries I’ve been to left me questioning my own aptitude more than anything else. I’m not feeling it…whatever Picaso had rolling around in his head, it’s not transfering over to mine on its own. Not like this piece right here.

    The appreciation I have for art is at its highest level when I walk away and a dialogue takes place inside my head…thanks for sharing that bernie! Keep them coming – the analysis also, as I’m always learning. In particular: “The details of ordinary life are depicted without the dramatic zeal of artistic license.” This sentence in particular did a great deal of good for me to have fresh in my mind before looking at the work. Your appreciation for the piece with that in mind is brilliant…as I see it anyways.

    I guess you could call it the anti-Gibson…?

  3. S. R. says:

    That first article was very good. I wonder what Dubya’s rating is as I write this…

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