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the geometry of a harvest

the geometry of a harvest

a take on paint

a take on paint

had a blast this week helping @wmsemke 91.7fm Alte

had a blast this week helping @wmsemke 91.7fm Alternating Current’s DJ’s, zoro and rob szocik raise some $$ for their fall pledge drive, these cats are incredibly passionate and knowledgeable about creative music and also run the IMSO series in mke, my heroes and senseis!

PLUS i got a cool hat! feel free to donate at WMSE.org and support this integral part of the creative music scene in wisconsin! @freejazzcat

THE SUPERIOR DOME in marquette michigan at 536 ft

THE SUPERIOR DOME in marquette michigan

at 536 ft diameter and a height of 143 ft, it is the largest wooden geodesic dome in the world, “the dome” as locals refer, is made of 781 douglas fir beams and has 108.5 miles of fir decking and majestically landed on the shores of the BIG lake as a stunning sculpture

a testament to the north woods and some very forward thinking folks

the jaws of fire! i financed some land restoratio

the jaws of fire! i financed some land restoration at gov nelson state park and one happy result was this massive bonfire that was tended by the jaws of a bobcat!

Amboy Salt Flats, Mojave Desert, California Natio

Amboy Salt Flats, Mojave Desert, California

National Chloride Company of America

These canals that line Amboy Road just south of the Amboy Crater are filled with food grade liquid Calcium Chloride and water.

Calcium chloride is a versatile chemical with uses including de-icing roads and controlling dust on unpaved roads due to its ability to absorb moisture and release heat. It functions as a firming agent in food, a desiccant and an accelerator for concrete setting. Other uses include water treatment, oil and gas operations, and as a medical treatment for conditions like hypocalcemia.

Here’s another little tidbit: the “Amboy Salt Flats” are actually part of a larger, dry lake known as Bristol Lake and once upon a time, Amboy was the first in a series of alphabetical railroad stations across the Mojave Desert that are now ghost towns like Cadiz, Danby, Fenner, Goffs...

...pretty darn innerestin

the world twists - turns - spins and.... the next

the world twists - turns - spins and.... the next thing you know china represents the voice of reason, chairman mao is now the star and harbinger of “prosperity” and “happiness”

from CHIEF OF SINNERS THOUGH I BE box set
[chinese yuan, dyed american money, thread]

burka george as the grand poobah of all terrorists

burka george as the grand poobah of all terrorists

from CHIEF OF SINNERS THOUGH I BE box set
[dyed american money, thread]

NEW ADDITION to my CHIEF OF SINNERS THOUGH I BE bo

NEW ADDITION to my CHIEF OF SINNERS THOUGH I BE box set, the one-eyed george keeping vigil over the torn fabric of our democracy

interestingly, after jimmy kimmel’s cancellation, I posted another new dollar from this box set and wrote how artists and comedians were the last of the truthsayers, IG/META would not allow me to boost that post because it “doesn’t comply with our Ads About Social Issues, Elections or Politics”. when i attempted to appeal their decision I repeatedly got a message “oops, something went wrong, please try again later!” and of course “later” meant “never”!

[dyed american money]

I HAVE NO WORDS to describe my utter dismay at the

I HAVE NO WORDS to describe my utter dismay at the blood that has been spilled in this country and continues to be spilled because of simple intolerance

from my CHIEF OF SINNERS THOUGH I BE box set

[dyed american money, thread]

for years i have given talks referring to artists

for years i have given talks referring to artists and comedians as the last of the truthsayers, and as evident of recent events, comedians are now being targeted, the erosion to fascism is often a slow jittery one with frequent moments of pause to allow us lemmings to regenerate the common feeling of “normal”, only to be disrupted by further erosions that shock us for only a brief moment while we hypnotically return to our screens, earbuds and 20 year old scotch

our silence makes us all complacent...stay the course my fellow truthsayers

from my CHIEF OF SINNERS THOUGH I BE box set
[american money, fire, thread]

silent grace as memory fades and descends wit

silent grace

as memory fades

and descends with a silent breeze

a whisper’s decay delights

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