tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18792972811783216142024-03-16T11:49:38.587-07:00Cosmic AbsurdityGaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11977336384303490263noreply@blogger.comBlogger3551125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1879297281178321614.post-69483331706681963442024-03-15T07:27:00.000-07:002024-03-15T07:27:04.782-07:00People<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj7emtR5HXi4fVuiFaI7DmPyaFU9H9QLexljuoLeG1YaECsKKPTXpf5Pgft_eHCK8wY8PLTE-Kbe8YieCADW83MBPN_nOmiV9kgbHCgiY1hq4gE2cWh5UjD3C1BOoxMviO1T-sPCNe6PxkJLGm8F-mEjJDcIYDxlfdMs5wNdKjq__Zco4Xh0X2-HD5XGDo" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="146" data-original-width="468" height="226" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj7emtR5HXi4fVuiFaI7DmPyaFU9H9QLexljuoLeG1YaECsKKPTXpf5Pgft_eHCK8wY8PLTE-Kbe8YieCADW83MBPN_nOmiV9kgbHCgiY1hq4gE2cWh5UjD3C1BOoxMviO1T-sPCNe6PxkJLGm8F-mEjJDcIYDxlfdMs5wNdKjq__Zco4Xh0X2-HD5XGDo=w489-h226" width="489" /></a></div><br /><p></p>Garyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11977336384303490263noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1879297281178321614.post-50005168054859330272024-03-13T08:02:00.000-07:002024-03-13T08:02:32.242-07:00HCA #29<p> <span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">Holy Church of Art</span></p><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">Sermonette #29</span><br /><br /><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">Brothers and sisters in Art,</span><br /><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">Visual art is a language of images, but a language none-the-less. It has grammar and structure. As a result, it is capable of expressing ideas and emotions, telling stories, being descriptive and poetic and more. It can be clumsy or articulate.</span><br /><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">It can intersect with the language of words and the language of geometry.</span><br /><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">Frame your art as language and see what happens.</span>Garyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11977336384303490263noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1879297281178321614.post-89148917880858472082024-03-12T07:07:00.000-07:002024-03-12T07:07:33.744-07:00Role models<p> <span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">Role Models</span></p><br /><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">When the Gods cohabitate, </span><br /><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">Rocking the celestial fields,</span><br /><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">They create all creation.</span><br /><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">Should we do anything less?</span><br /><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">You scream, “Oh God!” and tell me</span><br /><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">This is heaven. </span><br /><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">Did we awake to a world we made anew?</span><br /><br /><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">Great lovers in myth and history</span><br /><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">Were tortured in their love,</span><br /><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">Willing to trade now for eternity.</span><br /><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">Is their lesson a measuring stick</span><br /><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">For our temporal circumstance?</span><br /><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">Could we grab eternity </span><br /><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">In the smallest fleck of time?</span><br /><br /><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">The Blessed Virgin, rewarded for her trials</span><br /><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">As mother, rises from the stable floor</span><br /><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">To the Throne of Heaven.</span><br /><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">Should I expect less for all the diapers, </span><br /><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">Stumbles, wounds and losses</span><br /><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">Than a son of God?</span>Garyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11977336384303490263noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1879297281178321614.post-73837068623745965802024-03-11T07:59:00.000-07:002024-03-11T07:59:07.103-07:00100 Livea (Condensed)<p> <span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, "system-ui", ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Her length in centimeters. Her temperature taken in the ear. How many blocks she stacked before the tower fell. Her allowance. The length of her hair. Her IQ. Her bust size. The minutes it took for her to lose her virginity. The pay per hour at Burger King. Her GPA in high school. The carats in her engagement ring. Her weight. Her weight. Her weight. The square footage of her house. Her weight. Her blood pressure. Her age. Her weight. The cost of a hair appointment. The </span><span style="animation-name: none !important; background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, "system-ui", ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; transition-property: none !important; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><a style="animation-name: none !important; color: #385898; cursor: pointer; font-family: inherit; transition-property: none !important;" tabindex="-1"></a></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, "system-ui", ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; white-space-collapse: preserve;">endless hours in the recliner. The weight of her ashes.</span></p>Garyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11977336384303490263noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1879297281178321614.post-64756700971375015182024-03-10T11:57:00.000-07:002024-03-10T11:57:10.346-07:00HCA #29<p> <span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">Holy Church of Art</span></p><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">Sermonette #29</span><br /><br /><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">Brothers and sisters in Art,</span><br /><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">Visual art is a language of images, but a language none-the-less. It has grammar and structure. As a result, it is capable of expressing ideas and emotions, telling stories, being descriptive and poetic and more. It can be clumsy or articulate.</span><br /><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">It can intersect with the language of words and the language of geometry.</span><br /><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">Frame your art as language and see what happens.</span>Garyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11977336384303490263noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1879297281178321614.post-71501384066573347422024-03-09T05:29:00.000-08:002024-03-09T05:29:39.104-08:00HCA #28<p> <span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">Holy Church of Art</span></p><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">Sermonette #28</span><br /><br /><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">Brothers and sisters in Art,</span><br /><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">ART embraces all art, but it has expectations.</span><br /><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">It expects integrity, truthfulness and commitment.</span><br /><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">It expects a vision that brings the viewer to a new place.</span><br /><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">It should be a gift.</span>Garyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11977336384303490263noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1879297281178321614.post-6749314494124372592024-03-08T06:45:00.000-08:002024-03-08T06:45:11.909-08:00HCA #27<p> <br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiGSg6xd82RiEhFQSELIpmSGe9xAu-PuL6CsQ-XwTfyDY8SfN83P0k8emlTyMucu95qRcU70grvtWlQVsIOcuvNvakejdJ0hrMXYjViDlsBSqQhzFRB2FU32R0nkRcXoJ3dyInM_iQKh9e1hD6UsKcv1YrJfm5wBwFClKvuUppkKw6tS1CvREDOqNGtQ0k" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="176" data-original-width="468" height="276" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiGSg6xd82RiEhFQSELIpmSGe9xAu-PuL6CsQ-XwTfyDY8SfN83P0k8emlTyMucu95qRcU70grvtWlQVsIOcuvNvakejdJ0hrMXYjViDlsBSqQhzFRB2FU32R0nkRcXoJ3dyInM_iQKh9e1hD6UsKcv1YrJfm5wBwFClKvuUppkKw6tS1CvREDOqNGtQ0k=w591-h276" width="591" /></a></div><p></p>Garyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11977336384303490263noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1879297281178321614.post-10927068374329368542024-03-07T06:13:00.000-08:002024-03-07T06:13:52.250-08:00Donald and Jesus<p> <span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">It’s delusional for anyone to believe they can be a good Christian and support Donald Trump.</span></p><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">Donald Trump doesn’t have one iota of the courage of Jesus.</span><br /><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">Donald Trump thinks only of himself. Jesus always thought of others.</span><br /><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">Donald Trump had Stormy Daniels. Jesus had Mary Magdalene.</span><br /><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">Donald Trump is a liar and a crook. Jesus faced false charges in an exemplary way.</span><br /><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">Donald Trump uses people. Jesus enabled people to love.</span><br /><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">Donald Trump excludes those he doesn’t like. Jesus welcomed everyone.</span><br /><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">Donald Trump lives a life of wealth and luxury. Jesus walked among the poor and disenfranchised.</span>Garyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11977336384303490263noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1879297281178321614.post-89626714300078788232024-03-06T06:16:00.000-08:002024-03-06T06:16:24.040-08:00Evil is easy<p> <span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">Evil is easy. The Seven Deadly Sins are great seducers. They promise wealth and pleasure while they slowly eat away at the soul. They are most dangerous in the hands of the powerful.</span></p><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">Love is hard work. Authentic love is an enduring commitment that is constantly tested. Its rewards are in the small and countless acts that affirm the power of the human heart.</span><br />Garyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11977336384303490263noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1879297281178321614.post-91256424223923410252024-03-05T05:32:00.000-08:002024-03-05T05:32:25.433-08:00Night sky<p> <span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">Don’t look up at the night sky. There must be a football game on TV somewhere.</span></p><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">Don’t look up at the night sky. You might miss that glorious slam dunk.</span><br /><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">Don’t look up at the night sky. Your cell phone has all you need.</span><br /><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">Don’t look up at the night sky. There’s a video game from a galaxy far, far away.</span><br /><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">Don’t look up at the night sky. The social media influencers are waiting for you.</span><br /><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">Don’t look up at the night sky. There’ll always be another meteorite.</span><br /><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">Don’t look up at the night sky. It’s only where you came from.</span><br />Garyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11977336384303490263noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1879297281178321614.post-24824635184114768502024-03-04T05:23:00.000-08:002024-03-04T05:23:31.540-08:00100 lives<p> <span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">From: 100 Lives (Condensed)</span></p><br /><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">Boyfriend #1 was Dad. Boyfriend #2 was Uncle Johnny. Boyfriend #3 did impressive tricks on a skateboard. Boyfriend #4 had lots of curly black hair. Boyfriend #5 was hung. Boyfriend #6 had a nice car and money in his pocket. Boyfriend #7 was Husband #1. Husband #2 drove a black he-man truck. Husband #3 told her she had the nicest tits he’d ever seen. Husband #4 owned his own business and bought her diamond earrings. Husband #5 gave her a fancy funeral and buried her next to his mother.</span><br /><br />Garyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11977336384303490263noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1879297281178321614.post-84644967544124837972024-03-03T05:34:00.000-08:002024-03-03T05:34:19.086-08:00Journey<p> <span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">journey</span></p><br /><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">glance</span><br /><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">stare</span><br /><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">dream</span><br /><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">ask</span><br /><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">touch</span><br /><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">kiss</span><br /><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">enter</span><br /><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">gasp</span><br /><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">whisper</span><br /><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">sleep</span><br /><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">wake</span><br /><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">work</span><br /><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">wed</span><br /><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">dance</span><br /><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">bed</span><br /><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">seed</span><br /><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">birth</span><br /><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">cry</span><br /><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">giggle</span><br /><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">blood</span><br /><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">rage</span><br /><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">bliss</span><br /><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">grasp</span><br /><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">release</span><br /><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">fail</span><br /><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">learn</span><br /><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">savor</span><br /><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">weep</span><br /><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">sing</span><br /><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">embrace</span><br /><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">pray</span><br /><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">fade</span><br /><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">die</span><br /><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">live</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Garyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11977336384303490263noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1879297281178321614.post-45262923133252210782024-03-02T06:46:00.000-08:002024-03-02T06:46:55.438-08:00HCA #26<p> <span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">Holy Church of Art</span></p><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">Sermonette #26</span><br /><br /><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">When a work of art increases excessively in value, it becomes a commodity. It’s locked up because of its value, and so deprives of its true intention.</span><br /><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">So make art that will escape into world, to be what it’s supposed to be.</span><br /><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">Make art that’s persistent in its provocation.</span><br /><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">Make art that puts itself into the consciousness of its viewers.</span><br /><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">Make art that continues to assert itself as art.</span>Garyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11977336384303490263noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1879297281178321614.post-34284681790768732212024-02-28T06:01:00.000-08:002024-02-28T06:01:06.831-08:00Parties<span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">Both political parties are fragmented and dysfunctional. They squabble internally and believe that the dominance of the party is the ultimate goal, leaving the people in a limbo of problems which don’t get solved.</span><br /><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">Since the parties control the money, the election apparatus and have the support of the wealthy, there is no room for a viable third party. We currently find ourselves with Trump and Biden. Trump is totally unacceptable in terms of competence, character, leadership and policies. Biden has accomplished many things, but questions of health and mental status hang over him.</span><br /><p><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">So this is what our current of national government offers us. Whatever happens, I believe Americans have enough faith and resilience to weather it.</span> </p>Garyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11977336384303490263noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1879297281178321614.post-69809216332400807142024-02-27T09:21:00.000-08:002024-02-27T09:21:15.074-08:00HCA #25<p> <span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">Holy Church of Art</span></p><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">Sermonette #25</span><br /><br /><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">Brothers and sisters in Art,</span><br /><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">The truth of your art lies in you.</span><br /><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">The integrity of your art lies in you.</span><br /><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">The art you make and leave behind cannot tell the full story of your journey in art. That story is in you and is only partially told in the artwork.</span><br /><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">So be true to yourself and make integrity your message in the work.</span>Garyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11977336384303490263noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1879297281178321614.post-1165760651414543912024-02-26T06:34:00.000-08:002024-02-26T06:34:30.634-08:00Victims<p> <span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">Americans are victims.</span></p><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">Victims of comfort.</span><br /><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">Victims of slick advertising.</span><br /><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">Victims of consumerism.</span><br /><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">Victims of celebrity worship.</span><br /><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">Victims of spectacle.</span><br /><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">Victims of excess.</span><br /><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">Victims of dysfunctional politics.</span><br /><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">Victims of too many guns.</span><br /><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">Victims of the easy out.</span>Garyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11977336384303490263noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1879297281178321614.post-22098518391165506732024-02-25T05:52:00.000-08:002024-02-25T05:52:47.045-08:00HCA #24<p> <span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">Holy Church of Art</span></p><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">Sermonette #24</span><br /><br /><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">Brothers and sisters in Art,</span><br /><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">Artists must be evangelists for art.</span><br /><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">Abandon your studios and galleries where the significance of art is known.</span><br /><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">Go out into the streets and schools and speak about art with patience and passion.</span><br /><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">Who knows better than you the power of creativity, the necessity for beauty and the way the world must be revealed.</span><br /><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">Evangelize.</span><br />Garyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11977336384303490263noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1879297281178321614.post-76134720224531974262024-02-24T07:05:00.000-08:002024-02-24T07:05:13.844-08:00Trump<p> <span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">We can’t measure politicians simply as politicians. We must measure them by the competence and character that drive their ability to be effective leaders. Consider Donald Trump. He has never been loved and doesn’t know how to love. He is a taker, not a giver. He is a narcissist in a “me world” who enters his speeches looking for the acclaim of the audience rather than acknowledging his audience. He demeans his opponents. He wants power but plays the role of a victim.</span></p><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">Many of his former staff have abandoned him, criticizing him as a leader and a person. His business practices have recently been found to be illegal. His treatment of women is contemptable.</span><br /><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">I can only assume that he affirms the beliefs and values of his followers. But I can’t see how any true Christian could find anything to support in him.</span>Garyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11977336384303490263noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1879297281178321614.post-70547939714495309982024-02-23T04:39:00.000-08:002024-02-23T04:39:33.385-08:00Alabama<p> <span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">The Alabama Supreme Court has ruled that embryos are individuals. As a result, embryos are guaranteed an education and teachers must prepare for teaching them. An embryo that is frozen for 15 years can get a driver’s license. An embryo that has been frozen for 18 years can vote.</span></p><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">At some point, an embryo will be able to smoke and drink.</span><br /><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">Gay embryos may not marry.</span><br /><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">The issue of transgender embryos is, at this point, is still undecided.</span><br />Garyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11977336384303490263noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1879297281178321614.post-71995233354182229132024-02-22T06:31:00.000-08:002024-02-22T06:31:07.288-08:00Conscience<span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">When we are nothing more than flesh, we can kill, maim, torture and abuse if we are without conscience.</span><br /><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">When we are without love, we can demean and demonize the other if we are without conscience.</span><br /><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">When we deny the humanity of others, we can exploit them if we are without conscience.</span><br /><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">When we deny the sacredness of others, we give up our own conscience.</span><br /><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">People tell one another: Grow a set of balls. They need to say: Grow a conscience.</span><br /><p><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">Throughout time, humans have looked for God in many places—nature, religion, the heavens, the church, even the street. To my mind, God is in the conscience of human beings.</span> </p>Garyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11977336384303490263noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1879297281178321614.post-43031656151071481002024-02-21T06:48:00.000-08:002024-02-21T06:48:28.038-08:00HCA #23<p> <span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">Holy Church of Art</span></p><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">Sermonette #23</span><br /><br /><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">Brothers and sisters in Art,</span><br /><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">Persist.</span><br /><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">You have little control over what society makes of your work.</span><br /><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">But you have complete control over the strength of your voice, your desire for excellence and what your art discovers about beauty and humanity.</span><br /><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">Persist.</span>Garyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11977336384303490263noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1879297281178321614.post-84602888676172178192024-02-19T09:02:00.000-08:002024-02-19T09:02:02.566-08:00Autocrats<p> <span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">The little soulless autocrats continue to accumulate wealth and power, no matter the cost to anyone. They don’t understand that nothing they gain by their evil motives will ever fill them up, ever make them human. So how do they gain so much wide control over their worlds? What about the good ones?</span></p><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">The good ones, who understand what it means to be a human being, call us to live what they live. They are the ones we crucify.</span><br />Garyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11977336384303490263noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1879297281178321614.post-60914386985557139312024-02-18T07:47:00.000-08:002024-02-18T07:47:05.664-08:00HCA #22<p> <span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">Holy Church of Art</span></p><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">Sermonette #22</span><br /><br /><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">Brothers and sisters in Art,</span><br /><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">Embrace your strangeness. It is the basis of your vision.</span><br /><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">Dance on the edge of things. This is where the new bubbles up.</span><br /><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">Sing your compulsions. Give them a stronger voice.</span><br /><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">Affirm beauty no matter how strange it is.</span>Garyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11977336384303490263noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1879297281178321614.post-37865488371308903252024-02-16T05:51:00.000-08:002024-02-16T05:51:11.708-08:00Navalny<p> <span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">Alexay Navalny, dead at 47. One more example of a great soul, a courageous human being, killed by the forces of brutal power. His spirit will endure. Give a thought to him today and what his life has meant.</span></p>Garyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11977336384303490263noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1879297281178321614.post-86164551712558277642024-02-15T07:13:00.000-08:002024-02-15T07:13:25.937-08:00Taylor<p> <span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">Climate change? Not now, I’m listening to all of Taylor Swift’s songs.</span></p><br /><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">Gun violence? Sorry, I don’t want to miss any Taylor/Travis kisses.</span><br /><br /><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">Child hunger? Maybe later. I’m trying to help Taylor make her second billion.</span><br /><br /><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">Homelessness? Well, why not give each one a Taylor T-shirt.</span><br /><br /><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">War? Not for me. Taylor brings me to Happyland.</span>Garyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11977336384303490263noreply@blogger.com0