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About Me

i'm a painter/pastelist from newburgh, ny... i use oil paint, both soft pastels and oil pastels, charcoal, graphite and pretty much anything else i can... i am self-taught, and believe the biggest waste of time is going to school to LEARN something from individuals who aren't doing it, and are only capable of regurgitating a lot of useless theory... i don't know too much terminology, but i don't think it necessary; definitions have no meaning in painting as far as i'm concerned... my favorite color at the moment is red. it is the color of newburgh. it is in the red bricks of the buildings, the hate, frustration, and rage of the denizens of this down-trodden city, and the color of the blood that all too frequently runs in the streets...

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Random Thoughts

In 1964, the Democratic Party, through control of the legislature, executive, and judiciary asserted the federal government should assume state powers which the states failed, in the party's eyes, to ...
Posted by on Fri, 18 Jan 2008 04:09:00 GMT

Shawn Dell Joyce Misses the Mark

Shawn's got herself a column in the Times-Herald Record because the editor of that rag wishes to portray himself as an environmentalist, and his worthless sheet as the vehicle of the voice of reason. ...
Posted by on Mon, 23 Apr 2007 13:27:00 GMT

Newburgh, NY: Police State

Don't bother coming to Newburgh, NY unless you like living in a police state. As of today, there are no stores allowed to be open after 11:00 PM because of the incompetence of the local police force, ...
Posted by on Fri, 04 May 2007 21:30:00 GMT

Illegal Immigrants Are Criminals

The title of this day's blog sums up very succinctly the truth of the entire matter regarding the wave of hysteria created by a group of anti-American "citizens" demanding "immigration reform". To be...
Posted by on Mon, 21 May 2007 13:07:00 GMT

Nazi Colleges

The University of Rhode Island is apparently joining forces with both Columbia University and Pace University in it's belief that they are entitled to suppress, coerce and if all else fails, intimidat...
Posted by on Fri, 27 Apr 2007 15:05:00 GMT

Why No Equality?

One of the greatest things about being American is the right of every CITIZEN to freely voice their opinion, no matter how unpopular, until recently of course, when we've seen a glut of poorly written...
Posted by on Mon, 16 Apr 2007 14:00:00 GMT

Michael P. Geffner, Hack, BS Artist

In today's copy of The Times-Herald Record, a basically worthless rag passed off to the public as a newspaper, there appeared a lame, hypocritical vignette written by one Michael P. Geffner relating t...
Posted by on Fri, 13 Apr 2007 19:38:00 GMT

Don Imus & Al Sharpton

So Don Imus made some comments on the air that offended a lot of people. So what? Is this the United States of America? Don't we have a Constitution, and a Bill of Rights that guarantee individuals...
Posted by on Wed, 11 Apr 2007 10:08:00 GMT

More Global Warming

Wow! Now global warming is responsible for invasive species of plants in our area. Man, I am incredibly stupid because I had thought the primary reason for invasive species in my area was due to hum...
Posted by on Tue, 10 Apr 2007 14:03:00 GMT

The Times Herald Record: What A Rag!

Yesterday I was in a bit of a hurry to get to work, so instead of stopping along the way and picking up my usual papers, I snatched up a copy of the Times Herald Record from the store across the stree...
Posted by on Mon, 09 Apr 2007 11:09:00 GMT