What We Should Do Now

I was oppossed to attacking Iraq from the beginning.  I didn’t think Saddam was a serious threat to the U.S. and I didn’t trust the government’s assertions about weapons of mass destruction.  But what should we do now?  Would it be responsible to just leave and let Iraq sink into years of civil war?  Well…as [...]

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Trying Out Blogdesk

Now I’ve installed Blogdesk on my bedroom computer and I’m trying it out. Blogdesk lets you post entries to your blog without the browser, using a better editor than the one provided by the blog hosting software. So let’s see how well this works.
Update: It worked, and it didn’t add “Powered by Blogdesk” or any [...]

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Trying Out Scribefire

I’ve installed the Scribefire extension for Firefox and I’m posting this to try it out.  Scribefire lets you post entries to your blog using a more feature rich editor and without having to be logged in to the blog.  I’m going to use it for a while and see if I like it.
So let’s see [...]

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Daily Drawing: Little Ceramic Jar

LittleCeramicJar
Originally uploaded by Not So Much.
After drawing the ivy leaf, I came inside and decided to try something else. I spotted this litte ceramic jar and sketched that. Again, I erased the signature from the scan.

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Daily Drawing: IvyLeaf

IvyLeaf
Originally uploaded by Not So Much.

I didn’t get to sketch anything at work, so when I got home a grabbed a sketch book and pencil and wandered outside. I tried sketching an ivy leaf — not very successful, but a guess it’s a good first try. I decided to start dating [...]

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Daily Drawing — Metal Bobbing Bird

MetalBobbingBird
Originally uploaded by Not So Much.
This is a sketch of a little metal bobbing bird. It’s painted yellow with a orange beak and back eyes. The legs are attached to a spring inside the body. It’s very simply made, but it jiggles and bobs up and down delightfully. It’s [...]

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Daily Drawing: Small Chimenea

Small Chimenea
Originally uploaded by Not So Much.

Here’s the sketch for today. It’s a small chimenea I keep by the fireplace. Usually there’s a candle inside, in a little candle holder.

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Little Cinnamon Monster

Little Cinnamon Monster
Originally uploaded by mashishka.
Did you know you could get a cute little picture with just a pile of powder, paper, a hole punch, and a black marker?

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God — A Thought Experiment

Many people believe in the existence of God. I once believed — I had this unshakable feeling that God was always there, close by. How do you know that such a feeling reflects reality? Like the appearance of water in the distance above hot asphalt, this feeling of God’s presence may just [...]

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First Daily Drawing

GlueStick
Originally uploaded by Not So Much.
Here’s something I can use this blog for — posting a daily sketch. I’ve always admired drawing and painting and art in general, but seldom done the work. That’s in spite of aquiring all kinds of supplies, books, and a few DVDs. I think I [...]

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