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Who have I talked with this week? My sweet bear, Erica the director of the ABA Commission on Law and Aging, Linda and Kevin who organized and hung the art exhibit, Pratibha who organized the showcase exhibit. Anna, Susan, Ruth - neighbors. Warren and Paul at water aerobics. It was a busy social week for me. Maybe that is why I am feeling less stressed.
What about the Art Exhibit? I have a painting, a photograph and two pieces of metal work in the current exhibit.
What was my message at the exhibit opening? Two things, you learn about yourself when you study art, and despite my owning thousands of dollars in cameras and lenses, the best photo I took in 2024 was with my phone. Don't think you need expensive tools, to create amazing art.
What is keeping me busy? We have a long trip coming up, I am making sure there will be blog posts, even if we are offline. So I have been creating and scheduling posts. We have WiFi on the cruise this year, but I am unsure how fast it will be.
What is the exciting news of the week? My sister is starting as a docent at the Ft. Wayne Children's Zoo in a month. She will talk about the animals and guide guests through interacting with them.
What made me think? Listening to the unraveling of diversity, equity and inclusion in this country, and reading commentary by authors in England, what the MAGAs and Tories are upset about, is the end of domination of society by white, anglo-saxon protestants (WASPS.) Catholics are marginally included - primarily for their views on reproductive freedoms and religious schools, but are a problem when it comes to helping the immigrants. These are people who never realized that they were privileged, protesting the loss of advantage.
Who went with us to the symphony? Timmy from Shaun the Sheep
What am I reading? By the time this posts I will have finished a collection of essays by Annie Dillard, and started a book on the destruction native American cultures.
What have I been up to in the kitchen? I baked bread, made a nice beef stew, and buttermilk fried chicken.
I didn't know the word docent. I've never heard it or read it before. My learnin' goes on.
ReplyDeleteIn North America, museums often have docents.
DeleteI assume that the top picture is of an educated liberal brigade during training to storm the US Capitol and take back control wearing blue baseball caps with these letters embroidered on the front "MAWA" - Make America Woke Again.
ReplyDeleteP.S. I had also never come across the term "docent" before.
I would rely on this bunch to VOTE at the next election, so far as storming the capital, it would be a rather feeble attempt.
DeleteYou have been busy. I sometimes find all that pleasant, happy socializing leaves me depressed. Not uncommon I know, but that doesn’t help my mood. I’m delighted to hear about your sister. What a great thing to do! You would be wonderful at that, too.
ReplyDeleteKaren will cut back to about 20 hours a week, she is a couple of years older than I am.
DeleteCarlos would love a job at a zoo; he's kind of a Carlos Doolittle.
ReplyDeleteThis anti-DEI shiz makes me loathe white people; not all y'all, but many of you.*
*As a white man I exempt myself from self-loathing.
It will be fun to see how she does with the Kangaroos.
DeleteI'd love to see what you are exhibiting at the Community Art Exhibit -- I hope you'll have a special post on this! Very exciting! And yes, it's disgusting how corporations, organizations and institutions are falling all over themselves in a rush to get rid of their DEI policies to curry favour with MAGA bigotry. But NOT Costco and Apple! Those two huge corporations are defying MAGA and keeping their DEI initiatives in place. Makes me proud to have Apple tech and a Costco card!
ReplyDeletePrivate business should tell him to take a hike, as long as they are compliant with the law, they can do what they want to do.
DeleteYou had a busy week! How fun to be in the art exhibit. It makes one feel good to do that. It's funny, I've had the same experience. Lots of fancy camera equipment but the photo I like the best came out of my phone.
ReplyDeleteYour phone was at hand, when the magic image was there.
DeleteI do love my big camera but am finding that I'm not using it as much because the iPhone is so convenient. Its camera technology has come a long way and coupled with photo apps on the phone, you can accomplish a lot on one device. You've heard the phrase, "The best camera is the one you have with you," or something like that. Please make a post about your art that you're exhibiting. What fun!
ReplyDeleteI have a few lenses that my phone can't matcht, a 10mm ultra wide angle, a fish eye lens, and 500mm telephoto.
DeleteYour correct. Some of my best pictures were taken with my phone.
ReplyDeleteSome of the safari photos you have shared, could only be created with something longer - a longer lens that is.
DeleteWho is the group you have pictured up top?
ReplyDeleteThe organizers and artists in the latest show.
DeleteYou lead a good life.
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