Month: August 2011

Hello again painting fans. This week I’ll be continuing with the painting of the Cape May, New Jersey shingle style house. It is seen in the photo directly below. (I’m using my usual acrylic paints on an 8×8...

I want to thank everyone who supported the Frog Pond last month. Hopefully, you all got a thank you note, although, like every month, a couple of my emails get bounced back to me. I rely on my readers to help me to continue...

Booman writes in his recent piece Could the GOP Kill Our Credit Rating? It’s as if we’re the deadbeats. I hate to be the one to break it to ya Booman, but…”we” are the deadbeats. Been the deadbeats...

No, this isn’t a diary touting you to buy gold. I’m not Glenn Beck in disguise. This is a small story about a single commodity with little value in and of itself (except to jewelers) that I hope reveals a larger...

. Five NOPD officers guilty in post-Katrina Danziger Bridge shootings, cover-up (NOLA.com) – A jury this morning convicted all five New Orleans police officers accused in the Danziger Bridge shootings, which took place...