tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-59534892024-03-06T21:42:07.481-08:00TWISSELMANS T U F FTwisselmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15452829199344421326noreply@blogger.comBlogger114125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5953489.post-8251871089261127282018-01-23T08:15:00.000-08:002018-01-23T08:15:25.439-08:00Illustration Friday: Five<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">This week's topic at Illustration Friday is 'five.' So five card draw (or 'stud') jumped to my mind immediately. And probably the most famous hand played in that game was the 'dead man's hand' held by James Butler "Wild Bill" Hickok. On August 1, 1876, in Deadwood in the Dakota Territory, he held two aces and two eights (much debate on what the fifth card was... lost forever to history) when he was shot in the back of the head by Jack McCall, ending the life of the notorious gunfighter and sometimes lawman.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Peace to all, and sit with your back to the wall in risky situations. </span>Twisselmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15452829199344421326noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5953489.post-50589008875864730622017-09-25T20:23:00.004-07:002017-09-25T20:23:32.171-07:00Illustration Friday: Juice<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Okay, so Tang isn't really juice, and Buzz Aldrin said it sucks, but it just came to mind when the 'juice' topic was presented for this week's Illustration Friday challenge. And walking on the surface of the moon would tend to get one pretty juiced.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Peace to all, and remember: breakfast is the most important meal of the day.</span>Twisselmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15452829199344421326noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5953489.post-32093505768031428212014-10-05T17:32:00.001-07:002014-10-05T17:35:16.668-07:00Illustration Friday: SilenceAlmost 10 years ago I discovered a cool site... IllustrationFriday.com. It's a place where a word... abstract or concrete... is given as a challenge for folks to visualize in art. The art can be digital or traditional. Really the only requirement is that you have a blog or webpage on which to post the art and to which a link is provided at IF's site.<br />
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It's probably still very cool, and please don't take this as a trite little muse of melancholy. In 2008 or '09 real life got very busy for me, and my submissions to IF dropped off to only one or two a year. I still check the topic of the week and browse. But I've lost touch with most of the folks who used to comment on my stuff and on whose stuff I would comment. The newer format has made it a little harder to follow folks, I feel. I imagine there are still groups of folks who check in on each other, and it's good to see the site thriving.<br />
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So, all that said, and looking over it, it probably needn't have been said. Doesn't really say anything. But it would take too much effort to go back, highlight it, and delete it. Maybe that notion of deletion dovetails well with the subject this week... silence. This week's IF topic is here, and I'll post it.<br />
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Peace to all, and don't go deaf.Twisselmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15452829199344421326noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5953489.post-2174170525413835232013-04-04T20:08:00.000-07:002013-09-06T07:37:57.071-07:00Illustration Friday: Egg<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">After a night on the town, Mr. Dumpty made a poor choice of routes home.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Peace to all, and designate a driver (or leader).</span>Twisselmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15452829199344421326noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5953489.post-58332350765952916552013-03-30T21:44:00.003-07:002013-03-30T21:44:43.426-07:00March 30, 2013<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Twisselmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15452829199344421326noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5953489.post-57164358134669498732013-03-29T17:34:00.000-07:002013-03-29T17:34:04.304-07:00March 29, 2013<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">(with apologies to the Beatles)</span></div>
Twisselmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15452829199344421326noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5953489.post-8751116023980130122013-03-28T17:51:00.003-07:002013-03-28T17:51:57.615-07:00March 28, 2013<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Twisselmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15452829199344421326noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5953489.post-53810808052175624902013-03-28T17:49:00.003-07:002013-03-28T17:52:16.762-07:00March 27, 2013<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Twisselmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15452829199344421326noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5953489.post-37499979071086896342013-03-27T06:43:00.000-07:002013-03-27T06:44:58.410-07:00Illustration Friday: Swim<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Not</span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> having learned to swim, Gerard never really enjoyed time spent in the water.</span></div>
<br />Twisselmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15452829199344421326noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5953489.post-21105391903892332002013-03-17T07:43:00.000-07:002013-03-17T07:52:42.125-07:00Illustration Friday: Eyeglasses<h2>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Don't know why, but the first image that came to mind with this week's topic was one of John Lennon wearing shades. (Well, Elton John's wild performance glasses also popped into my head, but I chose to go a little more understated.) So I started searching for some source material on Lennon and sunglasses, the chosen one being the well-known Bob Gruen shot... with its associated story of his asking Lennon to wear the $5 NYC shirt just purchased from a street vendor.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Peace to all, and go find yourself some cheap sunglasses. </span>Twisselmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15452829199344421326noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5953489.post-38895910960599606702010-06-24T20:28:00.000-07:002010-06-24T20:34:45.901-07:00Illustration Friday: Paisley<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDw8V2bp4ClUWgS_mJpTG7niX71QRtFiyisXWIu0TZlDYJhPrzalpZHCdqLiSTBMxA_6NC2LlhLgZyfOI8ZeLqgimz9aYWGM5UvkbKw6kHACXgjZYpksNhhXckXniFSsidjiZPRg/s1600/paisley.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 190px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDw8V2bp4ClUWgS_mJpTG7niX71QRtFiyisXWIu0TZlDYJhPrzalpZHCdqLiSTBMxA_6NC2LlhLgZyfOI8ZeLqgimz9aYWGM5UvkbKw6kHACXgjZYpksNhhXckXniFSsidjiZPRg/s400/paisley.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5486548533895658226" /></a><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Sherman came to work on Monday proudly displaying his Father's Day gift.</span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Happy Everyday and paisley peace to all.<br /></span></span><div><br /></div></div>Twisselmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15452829199344421326noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5953489.post-39858516372721555222009-09-07T20:47:00.000-07:002009-09-07T21:10:00.991-07:00Illustration Friday: Strong<img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi83rkgEcRv4idQBawe6Ekev3Q4XGqz4hsx5v0CySigJAHgl8kBsJo-6cNd89rv4F7ggeaLBi7mYARSpFy22SQLRwj7O5-sZej_oDPuAaIox7yH6ahyphenhyphenLR2hXC3ZaV8ar4AmBnRsQw/s320/%5Bsuperhero.jpg" style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 106px; height: 320px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5378938847544756562" /><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbVEnLHhjPdteV3K9uTkBw6Z2E0MsVbG0zpcbnrfomap9FWvBx2EC_lhsfDQgGNXEv28sY8FjL_A6uoNO0mr34uvl-OhS56uiw6MB9vIlV_9FLyYVPfvLVORsK8ofJWkOScz7wow/s320/chair.jpg" style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 106px; height: 320px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5378938855436764914" /><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX0ImZ6cgDTGz_rtRrr3DuLjog1UgVTO2_wqx8eSsBHC8LSBNLbsOKANtw95YlJN_8wDghmL8-ixTfyAWbtLXFVoMaoFqieARplKnpu1mODWetTEEQsO9Em3AMRvpniSFmE5C3SA/s320/portrait.jpg" style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 231px; height: 320px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5378938861591102626" /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Putting up three re-posts in honor of my old friend Blackie, who had to be put down a couple of weeks back due to a cancerous tumor. Some of you may remember these posts from previous years, when I used our adopted SPCA mutt as a model for some of the IF topics.</span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">I'm using the 'Superhero' illo as a submission for 'Strong', but I'm also including two others I did of Blackie... one for 'Chair' and another for 'Portrait.'</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">He was a good friend that we had the pleasure of hosting in our house for fifteen years. He was completely deaf the last few years, and that tumor crippled him the last couple of months, but he never lost his wag or his good spirit, even on his last day. The veterinarian agreed that the cancer had finally spread to his lungs (his breathing had become labored), and an operation for a dog his age was out of the question. He was truly strong to the end. </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Peace to all.</span></span></div>Twisselmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15452829199344421326noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5953489.post-54569058632392830202009-02-17T16:18:00.000-08:002009-02-17T16:39:27.328-08:00Illustration Friday: Celebrate<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1hYgnNWgykllXj_6co9OzjYwMfPqDDvqm-Pgu-k47LVuboR2YbkAt3v5jaZluFnt4hOB2JFIJnntU3TNDB6oIY5_XIJmZV97B2xaiKsL9JACkeYQf6EYlWE4s_abynSqHFTrHjw/s1600-h/celebrateIF.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 216px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1hYgnNWgykllXj_6co9OzjYwMfPqDDvqm-Pgu-k47LVuboR2YbkAt3v5jaZluFnt4hOB2JFIJnntU3TNDB6oIY5_XIJmZV97B2xaiKsL9JACkeYQf6EYlWE4s_abynSqHFTrHjw/s320/celebrateIF.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303929970141146930" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms'; font-size: 13px; ">Our little corner of the world has suffered from a couple of years of drought, so I celebrate the rain that has visited us these past few weeks. The wind and the wet really hurt the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am (the corporate descendant of Bing Crosby's Clambake), but the weather has always been iffy for that tournament anyway... always a gamble.</span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms'; font-size: 13px; "><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms'; font-size: 13px; ">We're about up to normal, year-to-date, but that still doesn't get us out of the dry woods. </span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms'; font-size: 13px; "><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms'; font-size: 13px; ">So to all you fair-weather fans, let us have our day in the showers. Peace to all, and don't forget your galoshes.</span></div></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:13px;"><br /></span>Twisselmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15452829199344421326noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5953489.post-15420117389824072472009-01-03T07:20:00.001-08:002009-01-03T07:28:32.780-08:00Illustration Friday: Resolve<div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitfWeyinpjcHAN8a26Xt1LZqCxmiSOixSjP-dMZz-xTw4nXpAahk-t0i7ZN0HV3kFcZ52T31cF5JioaD0XXrBb7RLpdjct6cGSaGBiPrtRYoR9Xy6rznl15KplP0KEuMLP4C0Jdw/s1600-h/illo_resolve.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 303px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitfWeyinpjcHAN8a26Xt1LZqCxmiSOixSjP-dMZz-xTw4nXpAahk-t0i7ZN0HV3kFcZ52T31cF5JioaD0XXrBb7RLpdjct6cGSaGBiPrtRYoR9Xy6rznl15KplP0KEuMLP4C0Jdw/s320/illo_resolve.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287087895607760786" /></a><br /><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">There's a worthy organization that can be </span></span><span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">found</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';"> at </span></span><a href="http://www.resolveuganda.org"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">www.resolveuganda.org</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">. Go to that site. I'll let it speak more ably than I can.</span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">Peace to all, and especially to the troubled lands in Africa.</span></span></div></div>Twisselmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15452829199344421326noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5953489.post-18744254299851809592008-12-31T12:46:00.000-08:002008-12-31T13:00:53.146-08:00Illustration Friday- Clandestine<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiceBhURHz0qz8PvGitHHPm015MLzhWQWP5sUdbFETG1EwEc5ripRU_onzuspE1X6lnrWkS28LiO1uajYN80VMWsCbJYJC60-10fzCZc0410fiRuQ9TKA7jBE2fmA9_sPWNWNXyOA/s1600-h/Illo_clandestine.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 184px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiceBhURHz0qz8PvGitHHPm015MLzhWQWP5sUdbFETG1EwEc5ripRU_onzuspE1X6lnrWkS28LiO1uajYN80VMWsCbJYJC60-10fzCZc0410fiRuQ9TKA7jBE2fmA9_sPWNWNXyOA/s320/Illo_clandestine.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286058813005532642" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Stereotypical cloak and dagger, Spy vs. Spy stuff comes to mind when I think of the word 'clandestine.' Dark alleys, microfilm, and the like.</span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">This past year has been somewhat of a drag for my household, which is why I haven't been posting to Illustration Friday... too many time-consuming unpleasantries. But we still count our blessings, which are many, no matter what comes our way.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Here's to a better New Year. Peace to all, and keep your eyes open for shady characters. </span></span></div>Twisselmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15452829199344421326noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5953489.post-61315638367346457672008-08-31T10:20:00.000-07:002008-08-31T10:28:20.310-07:00Illustration Friday: Memories<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnFmx-TKQFohDz7ung2BrWxynuFIahMMMRMAFaZITbXKskQqVdAqHJ05gS8ApYSsJmo7zdB9YVIevpa5rZFtYNH1Iquw3pb_fct3ifxBt39WlAs0e2iEApxIfRC_fhrM7ezqIxpw/s1600-h/memories.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnFmx-TKQFohDz7ung2BrWxynuFIahMMMRMAFaZITbXKskQqVdAqHJ05gS8ApYSsJmo7zdB9YVIevpa5rZFtYNH1Iquw3pb_fct3ifxBt39WlAs0e2iEApxIfRC_fhrM7ezqIxpw/s320/memories.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5240733400632419298" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;" >Upon graduating from college, I gave myself a present of a then state of the art sound system. A Pioneer turntable, a Concept tuner, Cerwin-Vega speakers, and a Pioneer cassette deck (replacing my old eight-track tape player)... all perched on a cinder block entertainment center. Sitting above the bakery in my rented room ($40 a month... whatta deal), music was a much bigger part of my life in those days.<br /><br />Peace to all, and stay clear of the melancholy blues.<br /></span>Twisselmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15452829199344421326noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5953489.post-44709354187671444122008-08-25T21:18:00.000-07:002008-08-25T21:30:30.112-07:00Illustration Friday: Rude Teen<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4nzstKhlRiHxh0lwudmTb5uXYq8qyUcqh9zvie77H1A5dMVzgBpFTfwBebg1cvZ0ddy4CJWpiju7yGGN1tmTbetnA5iZq5wTlv0vy2JTnnndz-wNMfcoTxpQ2pqcKLxbqStLaBQ/s1600-h/RudeTeen.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4nzstKhlRiHxh0lwudmTb5uXYq8qyUcqh9zvie77H1A5dMVzgBpFTfwBebg1cvZ0ddy4CJWpiju7yGGN1tmTbetnA5iZq5wTlv0vy2JTnnndz-wNMfcoTxpQ2pqcKLxbqStLaBQ/s320/RudeTeen.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5238678367758500306" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">Yeah, this is my submission for Rude... what's that? Oh, crud. Guess I didn't read the subject carefully enough... Oh, well, it is what it is.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">Peace to everyone, and keep your routines rude-free.</span><br /></span>Twisselmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15452829199344421326noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5953489.post-77542844683654190602008-07-17T16:06:00.001-07:002008-07-17T16:25:46.141-07:00Illustration Friday: Foggy<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLcLcdNM4L4Heo1PsuGSG1cKtIzlrmna-n1mxHYqx1nnD3Jpet7EZWNgOt3ANweVQ5fowRBhaNBQ3U8zHR0qlznz6TZaXBEH10USX59MovidvXwxEwjp09lbVI3MpBCej4DvrUWA/s1600-h/foggy.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLcLcdNM4L4Heo1PsuGSG1cKtIzlrmna-n1mxHYqx1nnD3Jpet7EZWNgOt3ANweVQ5fowRBhaNBQ3U8zHR0qlznz6TZaXBEH10USX59MovidvXwxEwjp09lbVI3MpBCej4DvrUWA/s320/foggy.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5224123563386314178" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color:black;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);font-size:85%;" ><span style="font-style: italic;"> You are just a dreamer,</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;"> and I am just a dream.</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;"> You could have been</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;"> anyone to me.</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;"> Before that moment</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;"> you touched my lips</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;"> That perfect feeling</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;"> when time just slips</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;"> Away between us</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;"> on our foggy trip.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;"> You are like a hurricane</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;"> There's calm in your eye.</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;"> And I'm gettin' blown away</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;"> To somewhere safer</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;"> where the feeling stays.</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;"> I want to love you but</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;"> I'm getting blown away.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">From 'Like A Hurricane,' words and music by Neil Young</span></span><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> </span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);font-size:85%;" ><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">The illustration is based on a photo by a San Francisco Chronicle photographer, name unknown to me.<br /><br />Peace to all, and keep your wheels on the road side of the fog line.</span></span><br /><br /><br /></span>Twisselmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15452829199344421326noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5953489.post-14466016583019369082008-07-05T13:44:00.000-07:002008-07-05T13:50:33.812-07:00Illustration Friday: Sour<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUbMcXgI9EeeV7ErdVPRuRcXvq-dnI0QppEy6yrfBZbkfpyqgklTlYODd4_G-0XXX_-HOjf4gI2Qb8TLRNNZwMaPcYAFZq1I94z2xeKrC8obzTJXZuHOYcoyTocZmbJh_CdWupcA/s1600-h/sour.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUbMcXgI9EeeV7ErdVPRuRcXvq-dnI0QppEy6yrfBZbkfpyqgklTlYODd4_G-0XXX_-HOjf4gI2Qb8TLRNNZwMaPcYAFZq1I94z2xeKrC8obzTJXZuHOYcoyTocZmbJh_CdWupcA/s320/sour.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5219634014198263826" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">It only took a few minutes of socializing for Hank's mood to go south, and he soon retreated to the driveway with his whiskey sour and a cigarette.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Peace to all, and don't drink alone.</span></span>Twisselmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15452829199344421326noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5953489.post-48754612436509698302008-05-16T19:08:00.001-07:002008-05-16T19:15:24.452-07:00Illustration Friday: Wide<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiWVfAl-sSfQbqz8lcmwnXFZfTo-7uDMy0gc8Vg6AzcI0TOhgiPtx2nsAxZcJLMfhyChiN_hr23Wiq9WCw6TPqGxFAiZfmcyJuTzPyHDuz5XtoqW8YxeKW96PI7eWG8kTvrc7OhA/s1600-h/wide.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiWVfAl-sSfQbqz8lcmwnXFZfTo-7uDMy0gc8Vg6AzcI0TOhgiPtx2nsAxZcJLMfhyChiN_hr23Wiq9WCw6TPqGxFAiZfmcyJuTzPyHDuz5XtoqW8YxeKW96PI7eWG8kTvrc7OhA/s320/wide.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5201163111997243490" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">Shameless product placement: Mickey's Wide Mouth, aka Mickey's Wide Mouse.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">We on California's central coast are going through a heat wave. Cervezas of any brand hit the spot on days like these.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">Peace to everyone. Stay hydrated and choose a designated driver.</span></span>Twisselmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15452829199344421326noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5953489.post-74255728194638039992008-05-13T21:12:00.001-07:002008-05-13T21:18:45.861-07:00Illustration Friday: Electricity<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOuSkphyc09IyFxxpCQsM0J_DCrvqlKmYcw8hvmuRwJupNlUMGzQZLcZScDCtlt_qbOHvQpN0qc65cyhUK_XCuM-5rGMY8OV3LE5mLzCgavvj5epHIRug_zHZhWrAkM0P46GWrVQ/s1600-h/electric.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOuSkphyc09IyFxxpCQsM0J_DCrvqlKmYcw8hvmuRwJupNlUMGzQZLcZScDCtlt_qbOHvQpN0qc65cyhUK_XCuM-5rGMY8OV3LE5mLzCgavvj5epHIRug_zHZhWrAkM0P46GWrVQ/s320/electric.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5200082077318774866" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">It is not widely known that prior to the kite escapade Ben Franklin experimented with cats and static electricity.<br /><br />Peace to all, and pick up your feet when walking across shag carpets.<br /></span></span>Twisselmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15452829199344421326noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5953489.post-32376769409885918742007-11-30T06:51:00.000-08:002007-12-01T09:13:57.143-08:00Illustration Friday: Excess<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDM4QLDdKM9aEoksdeZgQZ6TUsRDZv18eh9Va94c-q-fektyGRYc7YEAjs3xwJBDwdP0bP7R9vXxlOhohSmDwwUd5_wCbDIOWi6lAqKCtCZ8o17nXzH1Z_1iKa4FOwGu5pP02TMQ/s1600-r/excess.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCTOys3vS__qyoDQD1d0Ulykdhk8QHPxDXoE1VKGj5mfp8gJPs5FhcXT8OLTde3GREsSpGbaOHj8cjflhf0ZOZ7hjhtlPNcXb_Je-UcMBTm5ImIlbS7jzt8OO01OIWffoe3F_19g/s400/excess.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5139052796155258450" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Peace, everyone, and watch those waistlines over the holidays.</span></span>Twisselmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15452829199344421326noreply@blogger.com18tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5953489.post-90675108868413327802007-11-25T13:39:00.000-08:002007-11-25T13:51:20.016-08:00Illustration Friday: The Zoo<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm7qZxEMUJwDGCgujcSMUg3VrHQTCZ8WsPMVHevBjc7yun5RP7UQNK_FvVi1eKrmTpue7d-eptEzXwCi4QqKPMmhlNaQTBe8uEqPBnb5H9YTwXkJEUKZZevJC5gidNW2KkV7BmTg/s1600-h/theZoo.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm7qZxEMUJwDGCgujcSMUg3VrHQTCZ8WsPMVHevBjc7yun5RP7UQNK_FvVi1eKrmTpue7d-eptEzXwCi4QqKPMmhlNaQTBe8uEqPBnb5H9YTwXkJEUKZZevJC5gidNW2KkV7BmTg/s400/theZoo.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5136897058320615970" border="0" /></a><br /><h1 style="margin: 0pt; font-weight: normal; font-family: georgia;font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:12px;"><span style="font-size:85%;">“I think the monkeys at the zoo should have to wear sunglasses so they can't hypnotize you.”</span></h1><h1 style="margin: 0pt; font-weight: normal; font-family: georgia;font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:12px;"><span style="font-size:85%;">-Jack Handy</span></h1><br /><span style=";font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;" > Had to resort to searching for a quote on the subject. Found this one that was just weird enough to illustrate.<br /><br />Peace to all, and take care of your Foster-Grants.</span><br /><span style=";font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;" ></span>Twisselmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15452829199344421326noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5953489.post-9756503780298150642007-11-18T14:34:00.000-08:002007-11-18T15:05:09.914-08:00Illustration Friday: Superstition<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwS-cIaTlxVtMFnqhrfFfE016UIiPFGSXTOCK6DspMvlFqsZCNPn1igegsY7Uiv7lOF_tWgdPFjXW7FzzRW1jqoclOnMYnAFUgudTv1lf4m8cuQ66slvxZPWpeJDR_VshilPoxzQ/s1600-h/superstition.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwS-cIaTlxVtMFnqhrfFfE016UIiPFGSXTOCK6DspMvlFqsZCNPn1igegsY7Uiv7lOF_tWgdPFjXW7FzzRW1jqoclOnMYnAFUgudTv1lf4m8cuQ66slvxZPWpeJDR_VshilPoxzQ/s400/superstition.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5134320254036675090" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">One Superstitious Fellow</span></span><br /></div><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Cuko was a familiar sight on the streets of a certain agricultural town in the heart of a certain Central California valley. He seemed to always be heading to somewhere or from somewhere and always with a bag of groceries, though no one could recall ever seeing him go in or out of either of the two grocery stores in town.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Aside from the ever-present straw cowboy hat on his head, he was never seen without a dime lodged in each ear.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">When asked why he carried the dimes about in such a manner, he would respond with a sly grin, "When people say I have no sense in my head... Well, I just point to these." And he would continue on his way.<br /><br />One night at the beer and wine joint, when free drinks had come from the other end of the long bar in rapid succession, and he was particularly <span style="font-style: italic;">borracho</span>, he confided to Charlie and Louie </span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">with the utmost seriousness </span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">that the dimes were firmly in place to protect him from the space men who visited from time to time.<br /><br />The two young men thought they had finally been let in on the answer to one of the town's greatest mysteries, until Shorty told them a week later that Cuko typically varied the villains in his story between the space aliens and CIA agents and foreign spies. Evidently, the dimes were protecting valuable information for which any, or all, of these entities would stop at nothing to retrieve.</span>Twisselmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15452829199344421326noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5953489.post-48260439138911548712007-11-11T07:02:00.001-08:002007-11-11T07:07:21.816-08:00Illustration Friday: Scale<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil4sP4XIVrzJS9KT3x-oPBYBHNgXzwEwP_1L3-nMidDk_qF95VFXThuFuMbTSwsXaupJMcw_52Q_6P_JDVqLNN1sa9LFKUZS-5RlT5sjS0V8w2g5BZPxFS-VHT3eA9OnYBSkGCcg/s1600-h/scale.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil4sP4XIVrzJS9KT3x-oPBYBHNgXzwEwP_1L3-nMidDk_qF95VFXThuFuMbTSwsXaupJMcw_52Q_6P_JDVqLNN1sa9LFKUZS-5RlT5sjS0V8w2g5BZPxFS-VHT3eA9OnYBSkGCcg/s320/scale.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5131598500105796338" border="0" /></a><span style=";font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:100%;" >The accident at the lab, which scaled Harris to a perfect 1:12 version of his previous self, reduced his food bill considerably.<br /><br />Peace to everyone.</span>Twisselmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15452829199344421326noreply@blogger.com12