Free Art eBooks

Did you know you can download free art ebooks from the J. Paul Getty Museum Virtual Library? Well, you can. You can download the books to your computer or you can read online. Check it out.
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The Experiment

I'll let you know how it turns out.

Dear Maytag,

I just want to thank you for the brilliant idea of a textured top and sides on the refrigerator. What a relief I don't have to worry that guests will be able to see any fingerprints that may appear on the top of the refrigerator. If family members or guests happen to trail their fingers or hands on the side of the refrigerator as they make their way down the hallway, I can also breathe a sigh of relief the marks won't show. You have no idea how much sleep I was losing over this fact. I can now rest easy.

The high-gloss finish of the front of the refrigerator is a forensic investigator's dream. Every fingerprint, mark, smudge, and smear shows on the gleaming surface without the use of dusting powder. I only wish my children were small again as the hand and fingerprints on the refrigerator door would have served as a growth record. The glossy finish has given my life new meaning as I constantly buff and polish the surface. Thank you for adding to my chore list. If the front of the refrigerator had been textured and wouldn't show hand and finger prints, I wouldn't have an endless, thankless task to fill my days.

Virtually yours,
CJ

The Friday Five Good Things

Hic sunt dracones mange pizza
Here there be dragons eating pizza

Five good things that happened this week.

1. I no longer live in the land of Here There Be Dragons. We now have pizza delivery from Uno's . Ah, civilization!

2. Enjoyed another Mary on the Prairie Day. I baked a loaf of honey wheat bread and a loaf of sourdough bread. I made butter. Baked a Depression cake and made whipped cream to top it. Any more rainy or snowy days and I'll be making candles and soap.

3. Called my brother to wish him a happy birthday. Wondered when did he get so old?

4. A situation that was taking forever to resolve itself had me anxious and cranky. Caught a glimpse of the male cardinal through the kitchen window. Dad just stopping by. I miss the Old Dude.

5. Finally getting over a cold.

How was your week?

Throwback Thursday

1959 taken at Walnut Hill Nursery School and Kindergarten

Wordless Wednesday

Three Dragons

full globe view from NASA Goddard's Flikr page

So this is why my face feels like it's caving in this morning. Three low pressure areas stretched across the continental USA. According to the National Weather Service it's a rare occurrence for this to happen. Atmospheric spin gives the low pressure areas the appearance of coiled dragons. You can see the original animation put together by the Space Science and Engineering Center at the U. of Madison (Wisconsin) here