Twenty Fourth Question of the Day.

(Supergirl slightly scared, in the Slaughter Swamp, by Craig Hamilton, from Upper Deck’s Vs. System)
What are you most afraid of?

Happy Halloween, to one and all.

(pic of my summer school students making caribbean carnival costumes)
Here’s hoping your high holiday is as terrifying and tremendous as ours promises to be.  I am staying home from work and going to sit in the dentist’s chair.  Scream!  Then tonight I am dressing as the sky and Nina as the Earth, as we trick [...]

As long as you are here, you might as well laugh.

I found this list randomly and chopped it in half.  It seems to have been all over the internet, like a metaphoric slut who finally got around to me.  I met her here: http://iwim.wordpress.com/humor-medicine/
1. Her face was a perfect oval, like a circle that had its two sides gently compressed by a Thigh Master.
2. His thoughts [...]

Tiny Treasure Hunt.

   
(UPDATE: The treasures have been found, especially the load of mad fun we had.  I will start another one soon.)
Here’s the deal.  Find the following text, tell me the date it was written, and add the quote about the Kentucky Derby winners - with the meaning of the team initials “COWTIT”, and their connection [...]

Life is a party, and then we leave our mark.

 
(party pics from this weekend’s festivities at: flickr.com/photos/sylvar/page3)
So my dad turned seventy, and we had the first surprise party that I can remember.  It was a blast.  Nina painted a 1937 Ford on a shirt.  I got him some Hot Wheels for his collection.  We had the whole family together again, and we got [...]

Twenty Third Question of the Day.

(comfort from http://kaferine.deviantart.com/)
What gives you the most comfort when you need to let go of everything and relax?

What. A. Tease.

I can tell you that I got that image from hellboymovie.com, I can tell you I linked there from Miguel’s blog, but I cannot tell you why I am posting it today.  Some secrets must be kept.
Of course you could speculate in the comment section, and I could (up to a point) tell you how close your [...]

Twenty Second Question of the Day.

(photo of the crotch of the girl in the glass coffin, with friends)
How do you balance conformity and originality in your life?

What Price Originality?

(bad pic of a block print I did 12 years ago)
That cow hangs in the townhouse we share as a family in Central Florida - so I only get to see it a couple times per year.  It is a good cow, a colorful cow, perhaps an ornery cow.  But it is still a cow.  [...]

Twenty First Question of the Day.

(clown by George Santiago, age 15.  Painted today in my class.)
What would be your version of the world’s greatest party?