Take THAT, social networking!

Like my "front lawn"......but at least it's finally gotten mowed!

Decoration Day

Hey, I've got an idea!   Stop by a war memorial, a veteran's park, the VA Hospital, your local cemetery.  Plant a flag.  Buy a veteran lunch.  Take some time this weekend to think of your grandfather, your brother, your father, your uncle, your neighbor, and the various women, along with men, who sacrificed to protect our freedom. 

If you can read this dribble of mine on the internet, thank a veteran.

Fort Rosecrans, 2008

Memorial Day is a federal holiday observed annually in the United States on the last Monday of May. 

Formerly known as Decoration Day, it originated after the American Civil War  to commemorate the fallen Union soldiers of the Civil War. (Southern ladies organizations and southern schoolchildren had decorated Confederate graves in Richmond and other cities during the Civil War, but each region had its own date. Most dates were in May.) By the 20th century Memorial Day had been extended to honor all Americans who have died in all wars. Memorial Day is a day of remembering the men and women who died while serving in the United States Armed Forces  (from Wikipedia).

Nuff sed....

Oh, the troubles these computers give us!

Having a love affair with a computer and all it can help us do is definitely a two-edged sword:

Remembrance Day....

Trying to stay in the Zen

Maddening times call for appropriate measures to stay calm. Time to practice my Zentangle.

I've been toying with using words as the center points of the tangles. I'm not overly pleased with the results (seems a bit preachy), but it's a work in progress. I've dubbed some of these (in my mind) as part of my personal guerrilla art Public Service Announcement collection. Each one has a little sticker on the back that reads: "this original piece of Guerrilla Art is yours to keep, pass on, or leave here. Enjoy..."

Check out the entire collection, to date, click through to my Flickr feed,  here