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Google Doodles
Here’s why I will be loyal to Google for life: They have the courage to mess with their own logo. I have never seen any other company do that. Ever. I mean, EVER. And that, to me, is cool. So let them have all the scandals they want (or don’t want, as the case may…
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What’s that on your Forehead?
My dog Blue has a white streak on his forehead. It’s pretty standard coloring for Italian Greyhounds, but I absolutely love it. When we’re cuddling and I run my finger along that streak I often think about the fact that he isn’t even aware that it’s there, and there is, of course, no way to…
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One of a Kind
I intended to start this blog entry by writing about snowflakes, a subject near and dear to any fractal artist’s heart. I was going to say that we’ve always been told that no two of them are alike, but then I thought about the absurdity of that statement. How the heck can anyone really know…
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My Second Life
For years now I’ve had a rich and fulfilling second life. In it I’m younger, thinner, sexier, more outgoing, and more well-known than I am in my everyday life. It’s quite intoxicating, actually. This is me, standing in front of one of my fractals with a fractal necklace around my neck: I discovered the virtual…
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I’ve Got Your Number. Right Here.
Well, everyone, I’ve got sad news. Today is 12/12/12, and it’s the last day any of us will see a triple date like that in our lifetimes. How sad. I’m sure to some people it’s even very significant, perhaps life-threatening. I wouldn’t be at all surprised if there is a doomsday cult out there somewhere…
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How I Found my Artistic Side
In a country that prizes consumerism über alles, and a culture that defines success strictly by the amount of money one makes, is it really such a big surprise that the first thing to go in the primary schools are the art programs? I mean, how many parents dream of their kids becoming starving artists?…