tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post5434388721659191928..comments2024-03-27T11:16:36.951-07:00Comments on One Cʘsmos: Any Idiot Can Pulverize a Statue, but It Takes a Real Genius to Create Ugly Art Gagdad Bobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14249005793605006679noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-88183786048897651172015-03-15T12:30:30.915-07:002015-03-15T12:30:30.915-07:00Just gonna leave this here.Just gonna <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/mar/03/what-scares-the-new-atheists?" rel="nofollow">leave this here.</a>Joan of Argghh!https://www.blogger.com/profile/14729682908266300507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-42744678133197519502015-03-14T18:48:30.833-07:002015-03-14T18:48:30.833-07:00Thanks so much for the kind words re. my latest ph...Thanks so much for the kind words re. my latest photos. Your feedback means a lot to me. <br /><br />I haven't found my own style yet, but I love trying to capture boys being boys and the spirit of children. I think I am trying to discover God in everyday life. It's half spiritual exercise and half technical learning process. <br /><br />And, to be fair, Tristan and Sophia make me look good!Leslie Godwinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11794375005614166921noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-32803018387578834252015-03-14T05:37:33.989-07:002015-03-14T05:37:33.989-07:00Oh wow! That photo of Future Leader against the bl...Oh wow! That photo of Future Leader against the blue is a keeper. The contra-posto stance, the dust, the boy at play foreshadowing of a man at work.<br /><br />Yep. Art.Joan of Argghh!https://www.blogger.com/profile/14729682908266300507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-83683473742925703062015-03-13T22:04:46.349-07:002015-03-13T22:04:46.349-07:00Baseball is Americas's way to grow men.
Ted Si...Baseball is Americas's way to grow men.<br />Ted Simmons-catcher switch hitter, should be ball of famer.Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08797912120688482383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-2252302449594289762015-03-13T20:16:27.108-07:002015-03-13T20:16:27.108-07:00Helping coach little league was my favorite with t...Helping coach little league was my favorite with the boys, there's a two way, inclusive, connection that baseball opens up, which the other sports don't have. Soccer... well that's just poop to start with. Football... is more regimented, the coaches and the team are separate, mgmt/workers.<br /><br />Baseball... field of American dreams. Van Harveyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08470413719262297062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-75663328988902211982015-03-13T19:33:24.557-07:002015-03-13T19:33:24.557-07:00My son seems to be a natural switch hitter. Catch...My son seems to be a natural switch hitter. Catcher + switch hitter = fastest way to the big leagues!Gagdad Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14249005793605006679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-30150664979850746682015-03-13T18:54:10.840-07:002015-03-13T18:54:10.840-07:00I think I mean this: that the cosmos is "a wh...<i>I think I mean this: that the cosmos is "a whole and living reality, significant and mysterious"</i><br /><br />Taking care of isness.mushroomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07651027035577798096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-29036081435155252292015-03-13T18:48:14.183-07:002015-03-13T18:48:14.183-07:00My grandson is a catcher, too. I told him that th...My grandson is a catcher, too. I told him that the catcher is usually the smartest guy on the field. mushroomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07651027035577798096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-9809140162644017122015-03-13T16:16:34.568-07:002015-03-13T16:16:34.568-07:00Hi Van,
The devil worshipper was wearing a dead a...Hi Van, <br />The devil worshipper was wearing a dead anteater?<br />Was it Johnny Depp? <br /><br />USS Ben USN (Ret)https://www.blogger.com/profile/07492369604790651538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-2191467381903663482015-03-13T16:11:54.640-07:002015-03-13T16:11:54.640-07:00"Anyway, apparently at a more recent show one..."Anyway, apparently at a more recent show one of the exhibits was a performance art piece where a woman was offering her vagina as a cell phone charging station."<br /><br />W.T.F.? Gah!Skullynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-85191804651556319352015-03-13T12:51:16.182-07:002015-03-13T12:51:16.182-07:00..."OTH"......"OTH"...Van Harveyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08470413719262297062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-72501534860739908612015-03-13T12:49:52.007-07:002015-03-13T12:49:52.007-07:00Julie said "...a performance art piece where ...Julie said "...a performance art piece where a woman was offering her vagina as a cell phone charging station."<br /><br />The mind reels with possible replies as to plugging in and ability to hear now. <br /><br />OTW, you might want to direct them to Mexico for the ultimate in diversity training:<br /><br />"Experts: Chief shaman Enrique Verdon, who wears a dead anteater on his head, said: 'Our black magic stems from Native American Olmeca culture, and we are experts in calling upon the devil and his dark power'"<br /><br />, and relationship building, <br /><br />"'Our marriage is failing, and this is something we both have faith in', said Alejandro Montes, shortly before he and his wife smeared the blood of a sacrificed goat over their faces in an attempt to save their relationship. <br /><br />The pair had travelled to Catemaco from Monterrey in northern Mexico in order to pledge their souls to Satan in return for a happy marriage."<br /><br />Talk about truth in performance art. <br /><br />http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2986101/The-blood-pumped-beating-heart-purest-form-energy-Inside-horrific-Mexican-satanist-Black-Mass-shocked-disgusted-tourists-witnessing-dark-deals-devil.html<br />Van Harveyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08470413719262297062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-15118501735376697482015-03-13T12:11:59.870-07:002015-03-13T12:11:59.870-07:00You don't want TOO competitive either, but boy...You don't want TOO competitive either, but boys especially profit from male energy that helps them handle their bidness and tighten up that loose shit. If I tried to coach that way in Calabasas, I'd be turned into the Child Protection Agency.Gagdad Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14249005793605006679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-7271982226665729942015-03-13T12:00:04.807-07:002015-03-13T12:00:04.807-07:00It's a bit hard to tell at this age, but so fa...It's a bit hard to tell at this age, but so far it seems like there hasn't been too much coddling by the parents, and definitely not by the coach. I think we're in a relatively conservative part of Florida, so that probably helps. juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15975754287030568726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-87898286301288977112015-03-13T11:42:22.438-07:002015-03-13T11:42:22.438-07:00Youth baseball has been one of the most rewarding ...Youth baseball has been one of the most rewarding things in my life. We just recently joined a more competitive league in nearby Simi Valley. Interestingly, we live in a very liberal area, whereas Simi Valley is one of the few conservative spots in SoCal. The difference has been night and day! No spoiled, crying, and entitled kids in Simi. Likewise the players.Gagdad Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14249005793605006679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-70463432890871295072015-03-13T11:39:14.477-07:002015-03-13T11:39:14.477-07:00Van - I was just reading this morning about a Miam...Van - I was just reading this morning about a Miami art show they do every year. A couple years back I was at the park near the entrance, where they had a fantastically ugly giant inflatable woman on display. <br /><br />Anyway, apparently at a more recent show one of the exhibits was a performance art piece where a woman was offering her vagina as a cell phone charging station.juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15975754287030568726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-60542813358914645972015-03-13T11:32:33.159-07:002015-03-13T11:32:33.159-07:00Those are great photos, too. It's been fun sta...Those are great photos, too. It's been fun starting our boy with t-ball this spring. He liked football last fall, but I think baseball really speaks to him. Not a great group for action photos - ages 3 & 4, so most of the time they don't really know what's happening - but they are fun to watch.juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15975754287030568726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-83754623466366509302015-03-13T11:31:58.374-07:002015-03-13T11:31:58.374-07:00"This is why, as Eco says, art may "simu..."This is why, as Eco says, art may "simultaneously instruct and delight" -- except that I would say "must," since this is the sufficient reason of art. Unless you are one of those people who think the purpose of art is to produce things that are ugly and make us more stupid, e.g., a college dean or TV executive."<br /><br />It is positively disorienting the number of times I come across a thought like that and think "Ah, well of course", and then recall that there are numerous deans and execs who really do deny it... and I am just stopped dead in my tracks wondering how they could deny that? <br /><br />How must they be oriented in order to see such, not just nonsense, but anti-sense, as being sensible? And then realize "Ah. Well of course. "<br /><br />And add you look around at the world that finds it sensible to put such people into positions of college dean's and TV executives... and glance at the news, and think "Ah, well of course. "<br /><br />It's a realization that invites you to join in, to bathe in its despair... and you've got to seek some beauty so that you can once again simply open your eyes and wonderingly say "Ah. Well of course. "Van Harveyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08470413719262297062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-35150151296677805882015-03-13T11:21:31.694-07:002015-03-13T11:21:31.694-07:00She's getting really good at capturing people....She's getting really good at capturing people. I just added another one of the boy from last baseball season.Gagdad Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14249005793605006679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-26250337534507940542015-03-13T11:17:52.098-07:002015-03-13T11:17:52.098-07:00Lovely capture; she sums up the post perfectly.Lovely capture; she sums up the post perfectly.juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15975754287030568726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-24615896463167893082015-03-13T11:06:11.244-07:002015-03-13T11:06:11.244-07:00"This is why, as Eco says, art may "simu..."This is why, as Eco says, art may "simultaneously instruct and delight" -- except that I would say "must," since this is the sufficient reason of art. Unless you are one of those people who think the purpose of art is to produce things that are ugly and make us more stupid, e.g., a college dean or TV executive."<br /><br />This entire post simultaneously instructs and delights.<br />Speaking of which, Great pic by Mrs. G.!USS Ben USN (Ret)https://www.blogger.com/profile/07492369604790651538noreply@blogger.com